Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But Lot said to them, “No, my lords, please! New Living Translation “Oh no, my lord!” Lot begged. English Standard Version And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords. Berean Standard Bible But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please! King James Bible And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: New King James Version Then Lot said to them, “Please, no, my lords! New American Standard Bible But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! NASB 1995 But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! NASB 1977 But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! Legacy Standard Bible But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords! Amplified Bible But Lot said to them, “Oh no, [not that place] my lords! Christian Standard Bible But Lot said to them, “No, my lords —please. Holman Christian Standard Bible But Lot said to them, “No, my lords—please. American Standard Version And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord: English Revised Version And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord: GOD'S WORD® Translation Lot answered, "Oh no! Good News Translation But Lot answered, "No, please don't make us do that, sir. International Standard Version "No! Please, my lords!" Lot pleaded with them. Majority Standard Bible But Lot replied, ?No, my lords, please! NET Bible But Lot said to them, "No, please, Lord! New Heart English Bible Lot said to them, "Oh, not so, my lord. Webster's Bible Translation And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord! World English Bible Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Lot says to them, “Oh not [so], my lord; Young's Literal Translation And Lot saith unto them, 'Not so, I pray thee, my lord; Smith's Literal Translation And Lot will say to them, Nay, now, Lord! Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Lot said to them: I beseech thee my Lord, Catholic Public Domain Version And Lot said to them: “I beg you, my lord, New American Bible “Oh, no, my lords!” Lot replied to them. New Revised Standard Version And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Lot said to them, I beseech you, my lords, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Lot said to them, “I beg of you, my Lords. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord; Brenton Septuagint Translation And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Lot Flees to Zoar…17As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” 18But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please! 19Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.… Cross References Genesis 18:22-33 And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. / Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked? / What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there? ... Genesis 13:8-13 So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are kinsmen. / Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.” / And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) ... Genesis 14:12 They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom. Genesis 18:20-21 Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.” Genesis 19:1-3 Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, / and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. Genesis 19:12-13 Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, / because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.” Genesis 19:24-25 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. Genesis 19:29 So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived. Deuteronomy 29:23 All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger. Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. Isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. Jeremiah 50:40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there. Ezekiel 16:49-50 Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. Amos 4:11 “Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Zephaniah 2:9 Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” Treasury of Scripture And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my LORD: Genesis 32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 2 Kings 5:11,12 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper… Isaiah 45:11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. Jump to Previous Lot PleaseJump to Next Lot PleaseGenesis 19 1. Lot entertains two angels.4. The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness. 12. Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law. 15. He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar. 24. Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed. 26. Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt. 29. Lot dwells in a cave. 31. The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon. But Lot replied Lot, the nephew of Abraham, is a central figure in this narrative. His reply indicates a direct response to the angels who have come to rescue him from the impending destruction of Sodom. Lot's position in the city gate earlier in the chapter suggests he held a position of some authority or respect within Sodom, yet his moral and spiritual discernment is questionable, as seen in his hesitation and negotiation with the angels. This moment reflects the tension between his attachment to Sodom and his recognition of the divine intervention. “No, my lords, please!” Persons / Places / Events 1. LotNephew of Abraham, Lot is living in Sodom at the time of its impending destruction. He is a central figure in this chapter, representing a man caught between the sinful city and the call to righteousness. 2. Angels Messengers sent by God to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah and to rescue Lot and his family. They represent divine intervention and judgment. 3. Sodom A city known for its wickedness and sin, which God has decided to destroy due to its pervasive immorality. 4. Gomorrah Along with Sodom, another city marked for destruction because of its sinfulness. 5. Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah A significant biblical event symbolizing God's judgment against sin and His mercy towards the righteous. Teaching Points The Urgency of ObedienceLot's hesitation and plea to the angels highlight the human tendency to cling to the familiar, even when it is harmful. We must learn to trust and obey God's commands promptly. God's Mercy and Judgment The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah serves as a reminder of God's righteous judgment against sin, but also His mercy in saving Lot. We should strive to live righteously and intercede for others. The Danger of Compromise Lot's life in Sodom shows the dangers of compromising with the world. Believers are called to be in the world but not of it, maintaining their distinctiveness as followers of Christ. Intercession Matters Abraham's intercession for Sodom demonstrates the power and importance of praying for others, especially those who are lost or living in sin.Verse 18. - And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord. Adonai, which should rather be translated Lord; whence it would almost seem as if Lot knew that his interlocutor was Jehovah. Keil admits that Lot recognized a manifestation of God in the angels, and Lange speaks of a miraculous report of the voice of God coming to him along with the miraculous vision of the angels. That the historian uses "them" instead of "him" only proves that at the time Jehovah was accompanied by the angels, as he had previously been at Mamre (vide Genesis 18:1). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Lotל֖וֹט (lō·wṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3876: Lot -- Abraham's nephew replied, וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “No, אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not my lords, אֲדֹנָֽי׃ (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 136: The Lord please! נָ֖א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' Links Genesis 19:18 NIVGenesis 19:18 NLT Genesis 19:18 ESV Genesis 19:18 NASB Genesis 19:18 KJV Genesis 19:18 BibleApps.com Genesis 19:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 19:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 19:18 French Bible Genesis 19:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 19:18 Lot said to them Oh not so (Gen. Ge Gn) |