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OET (OET-RV)Then Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled up in the hills, because he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave up there with his two daughters.
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BrLXXἈνέβη δὲ Λὼτ ἐκ Σηγὼρ, καὶ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ ὄρει αὐτὸς, καὶ αἱ δύο θυγατέρες αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ· ἐφοβήθη γὰρ κατοικῆσαι ἐν Σηγώρ· καὶ κατῴκησεν ἐν τῷ σπηλαίῳ αὐτὸς, καὶ αἱ δύο θυγατέρες αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ. (Anebaʸ de Lōt ek Saʸgōr, kai ekathaʸto en tōi orei autos, kai hai duo thugateres autou metʼ autou; efobaʸthaʸ gar katoikaʸsai en Saʸgōr; kai katōkaʸsen en tōi spaʸlaiōi autos, kai hai duo thugateres autou metʼ autou. )
BrTrAnd Lot went up out of Segor, and dwelt in the mountain, he and his two daughters with him, for he feared to dwell in Segor; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.
ULTThen Lot went up from Zoar and settled in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him, because he was afraid to settle in Zoar. So he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
USTAfter that, Lot was afraid to stay in the town of Zoar, so he and his two daughters moved from there to the mountains, where they lived in a cave.
BSB § Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
OEBThen Lot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and lived in a cave on the heights, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar.
WEBBELot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.
NETLot went up from Zoar with his two daughters and settled in the mountains because he was afraid to live in Zoar. So he lived in a cave with his two daughters.
LSVAnd Lot goes up out of Zoar, and dwells in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he has been afraid of dwelling in Zoar, and he dwells in a cave, he and his two daughters.
FBVLot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he left town and went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
T4TLot was afraid to stay in Zoar, so he left there and moved with his two daughters to the mountain, and they lived in a cave.
LEBAnd Lot went out from Zoar and settled in the hill country[fn] with his two daughters, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. So he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
BBEThen Lot went up out of Zoar to the mountain, and was living there with his two daughters, for fear kept him from living in Zoar: and he and his daughters made their living-place in a hole in the rock.
JPSAnd Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar; and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
ASVAnd Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
DRAAnd Lot went up out of Segor, and abode in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, (for he was afraid to stay in Segor,) and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters with him.
YLTAnd Lot goeth up out of Zoar, and dwelleth in the mountain, and his two daughters with him, for he hath been afraid of dwelling in Zoar, and he dwelleth in a cave, he and his two daughters.
DrbyAnd Lot went up from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar. And he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
RVAnd Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
WbstrAnd Lot went up from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he, and his two daughters.
KJB-1769¶ And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
KJB-1611¶ And Lot went vp out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountaine, and his two daughters with him: for hee feared to dwell in Zoar, and he dwelt in a caue, he and his two daughters. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd Lot departed out of Soar, and dwelled in the mountayne with his two daughters: for he feared to tary in Soar, but dwelled in a caue, he and his two daughters. (And Lot departed out of Soar, and dwelled in the mountain with his two daughters: for he feared to tarry/wait in Soar, but dwelled in a cave, he and his two daughters.)
GnvaThen Lot went vp from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountaine with his two daughters: for he feared to tarie in Zoar, but dwelt in a caue, he, and his two daughters. (Then Lot went up from Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain with his two daughters: for he feared to tarry/wait in Zoar, but dwelt in a cave, he, and his two daughters. )
CvdlAnd Lot departed out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountaynes with both his daughters (for he was afrayed to tary at Zoar) and so remayned he in a caue wt both his daughters. (And Lot departed out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountains with both his daughters (for he was afraid to tarry/wait at Zoar) and so remained he in a cave with both his daughters.)
WyclAnd Loth stiede fro Segor, and dwellide in the hil, and hise twey douytris with him, for he dredde to dwelle in Segor; and he dwellide in a denne, he and his twey douytris with hym. (And Lot stiede from Segor, and dwelled/dwelt in the hill, and his two daughters with him, for he dreaded to dwell in Segor; and he dwelled/dwelt in a denne, he and his two daughters with him.)
LuthUnd Lot zog aus Zoar und blieb auf dem Berge mit seinen beiden Töchtern; denn er fürchtete sich, zu Zoar zu bleiben; und blieb also in einer Höhle mit seinen beiden Töchtern. (And Lot pulled out_of Zoar and blieb on to_him mountains/hills with his both Töchtern; because he fürchtete sich, to Zoar to bleiben; and blieb also in einer Höhle with his both Töchtern.)
ClVgAscenditque Lot de Segor, et mansit in monte, duæ quoque filiæ ejus cum eo (timuerat enim manere in Segor) et mansit in spelunca ipse, et duæ filiæ ejus cum eo.[fn] (Ascenditque Lot about Segor, and mansit in monte, duæ too daughters his when/with eo (timuerat because manere in Segor) and mansit in spelunca ipse, and duæ daughters his when/with by_him. )
19.30Ascenditque, etc. Sic conjugati de humilitate activæ vitæ aliquando ascendunt ad altitudinem contemplativæ. Ascenditque Lot de Segor, etc. HIER. in Q. Hebr., tom. 3 Quæritur cur cum primum montis fugæ Segor prætulerit, etc., usque ad ambigere non debuit.
19.30Ascenditque, etc. So conyugati about humilitate activæ of_life aliquando ascendunt to altitudinem contemplativæ. Ascenditque Lot about Segor, etc. HIER. in Q. Hebr., tom. 3 Quæritur cur when/with primum montis fugæ Segor prætulerit, etc., until to ambigere not/no debuit.
19:1-38 The Canaanites were an evil, corrupting people. God judged their morally bankrupt civilization and warned others against becoming like them. It was difficult to get Lot and his family out of Sodom; it was more difficult to get Sodom out of Lot and his family. This chapter helped later Israelites to understand the moral and spiritual threat of the peoples living in and around the Promised Land, such as the Canaanites and Lot’s descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites (see Num 22–25; Deut 23:3-6; Josh 24:9; Judg 10:7-9; 11:4-5; 1 Sam 10:27; 1 Kgs 11:1-3; 2 Kgs 24:2).
Be consistent here with how you translated the mountains in verses 17 and 19. Alternate translation: “After that, Lot moved with his two daughters from the town of Zoar up into the hills and settled there,” or “Sometime later, Lot and his two daughters left the town of Zoar and moved to the hills,”
For some languages it may be clearer or more natural to put this clause earlier in this sentence and say, “Lot was afraid to settle/stay in the town of Zoar, so he and his two daughters moved from there to the mountains/hills, where they lived in a cave.” Do what is best in your language. Also, be consistent with how you spelled Zoar throughout the book of Genesis. See Gen 13:10; 14:2, 8; 19:22-23, 30. Alternate translation: “because he was afraid to stay in the town of Zoar.”
Author’s note: This article assumes that Sodom, Gomorrah, and Bela (Zoar) were located at Bab edh-Dhra, Numeira, and Khirbat ash-Sheikh `Isa, respectively. The exact locations of the cities of the plain are widely debated, with the primary dispute centering around whether the cities are to be found in the northern area of the Dead Sea (since Lot headed east from Bethel [Genesis 13]) or the southern area (as the Medeba Map shows). It is beyond the scope of this article to present all the evidence to support a southern location, but many of them are well summarized here: “The Discovery of the Sin Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.” In addition, Eusebius in his Onomasticon describes the Dead Sea as lying between Jericho and Zoar. This author has also recently found that Eusebius notes that Nebereim (Nimrim; see Isaiah 15:6 and Jeremiah 48:34) is located at a village called Bennamareim (likely the site of Gomorrah on this map), which he also says is north of Zoar. Thus, if Eusebius is correct, Zoar is clearly located in the southern area of the Dead Sea, which fits very well with the location shown on this map. Also, Lot’s relocation to Sodom after moving east to the plain of the Jordan suggests that Sodom was located on the east side of the Dead Sea.
The famous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah are first mentioned in Genesis 10:19 in a description of the territory of the Canaanites. The cities are mentioned again in chapter 13, which notes that while Abraham (then called Abram) was living near Bethel (also called Luz), tension began to grow between Abraham’s herders and the herders working for Abraham’s nephew Lot. To resolve the problem, Abraham suggested that he and Lot permanently part ways, and he offered Lot first choice of where to live. Lot chose to move east to the plain of the Jordan, because the land was well watered, and he eventually settled in the city of Sodom. Genesis 14 then describes how Lot was captured by four Mesopotamian kings as they attacked the cities of the plain, but Abraham rescued Lot. Sometime after this Abraham moved to the oaks of Mamre, near Hebron, and three visitors (one of whom is later called “the Lord,” and the other two “angels”) approached his tent. Abraham invited them to share a meal with him and then later accompanied them for the first part of their journey. Along the way the visitors revealed to Abraham that they were going to Sodom to destroy it for its wickedness. Abraham appealed to the Lord to spare the city if even a few righteous lived there, and the Lord agreed and went his way. The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening (Genesis 19:1), presumably the same day they left, although perhaps they actually took more than one day to travel to Sodom, because the distance from Mamre to Sodom is over 35 miles (56 km), and Scripture does not specifically note that it was the same day. The events that followed that evening are well known, and in the morning the angels compelled Lot and his family to flee the city before it was destroyed. The angels instructed them to flee to the hills, but Lot convinced them to allow him to take refuge in a small village on the plain and not destroy it. Genesis 19:23 seems to suggest that it took Lot’s family a full day and night to reach Zoar, which fits well with the 16 mile (25 km) distance from Sodom to Zoar. As they were reaching Zoar, the Lord rained down fire and burning sulfur on Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, completely destroying them. As Lot’s family was still fleeing, Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. That same morning Abraham got up and went to where he had last spoken with the visitors, and when he looked out across the plain he saw columns of smoke rising from the destroyed cities. Later Lot and his daughters moved into the hills and lived in a cave, because they were afraid to remain in Zoar. Fearing they would never marry, Lot’s daughters both got their father drunk and conceived children by him, though he was unaware of it. These children became ancestors of the Moabites and the Ammonites.
