Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account.”
Genesis 19:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Behold, yonder city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition See now yonder city; it is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh, let me escape to it! Is it not a little one? And my life will be saved! American Standard Version (1901) behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape thither (is it not a little one?), and my soul shall live. Common English Bible This city here is close enough to flee to, and it’s small. It’s small, right? Let me escape there, and my life will be saved.” Catholic Public Domain Version There is a certain city nearby, to which I can flee; it is a little one, and I will be saved in it. Is it not a modest one, and will not my soul live?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is this city here at hand, to which I may flee. It is a little one, and I shall be saved in it. Is it not a little one, and my soul shall live? |
Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account.”
behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life; but I cannot flee to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me, and I die.
He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.
Now Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar; so he dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.
Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does evil befall a city, unless the Lord has done it?