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I will not destroy the little village.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he said to him, “See, I have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He said to him, &#8220Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the angel said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also; I will not destroy this town of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, “All right, I’ll grant your request about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, &#8220All right, I&#8217ll grant your request about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"All right, go there," he answered. "I won't destroy that town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The angel said to him, "Alright, I will grant you this request too. I will not destroy the city you're talking about.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He answered, "All right, I agree. I won't destroy that town. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"All right," the angel replied to Lot, "I'll agree with your request! I won't overthrow the town that you mentioned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Very well,? he answered, ?I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Very well," he replied, "I will grant this request too and will not overthrow the town you mentioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, "Look, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to him, “Behold, I have granted your request concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he says to him, “Behold, I have also accepted your face for this thing, without overthrowing the city [for] which you have spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he saith unto him, 'Lo, I have accepted thy face also for this thing, without overthrowing the city for which thou hast spoken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to him, Behold, I lifted up thy face also for thy word, not to overthrow this city for which thou spakest.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him: Behold also in this, I have heard thy prayers, not to destroy the city for which thou hast spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he said to him: “Behold, even now, I have heard your petitions about this, not to overturn the city on behalf of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Well, then,” he replied, “I grant you this favor too. I will not overthrow the town you have mentioned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He said to him, “Very well, I grant you this favor too, and will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to him, See, I have granted you this thing also that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to him, “Behold, I have accepted your person also in this response, so that I shall not overturn the city of which you have spoken.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he said unto him: 'See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he said to him, Behold, I have had respect to thee also about this thing, that I should not overthrow the city about which thou hast spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=4210" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Lot Flees to Zoar</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">“Very well,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: nā·śā·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">“I will grant this request</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: p̄ā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: lad·dā·ḇār (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">as well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">and will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄ə·kî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">demolish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the town</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you indicate.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Genesis 18:32</a></span><br />Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-14.htm">Exodus 32:14</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from the calamity He had threatened to bring on His people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-20.htm">Numbers 14:20</a></span><br />“I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9</a></span><br />Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-1.htm">Jeremiah 5:1</a></span><br />“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a></span><br />I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-3.htm">Amos 7:3</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-6.htm">Amos 7:6</a></span><br />So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen either,” said the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a></span><br />When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a></span><br />And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-12.htm">Luke 10:12-13</a></span><br />I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town. / Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-30</a></span><br />It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-29.htm">Romans 9:29</a></span><br />It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-9</a></span><br />if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a></span><br />In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to him, See, I have accepted you concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which you have spoken.</p><p class="hdg">See, I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a></b></br> If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee <i>shall be</i> his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-8.htm">Job 42:8,9</a></b></br> Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you <i>after your</i> folly, in that ye have not spoken of me <i>the thing which is</i> right, like my servant Job… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a></b></br> The eyes of the LORD <i>are</i> upon the righteous, and his ears <i>are open</i> unto their cry.</p><p class="hdg">thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2</a></b></br> And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Genesis 18:24</a></b></br> Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that <i>are</i> therein?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-4.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/19-13.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">Overthrowing</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Request</a> <a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/22-11.htm">Accepted</a> <a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/genesis/19-27.htm">Face</a> <a href="/genesis/30-27.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">Grant</a> <a href="/genesis/24-56.htm">Granted</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Overthrowing</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Request</a> <a href="/genesis/24-33.htm">Speak</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Lot entertains two angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">The vicious Sodomites are smitten with blindness.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Lot is warned, and in vain warns his sons-in-law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">He is directed to flee to the mountains, but obtains leave to go into Zoar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-26.htm">Lot's wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Lot dwells in a cave.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/19-31.htm">The incestuous origin of Moab and Ammon.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>“Very well,” he answered,</b><br>This phrase indicates a response of agreement and assurance. The speaker is one of the angels sent by God to execute judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah. The angel's response shows divine willingness to listen to human intercession, reflecting God's mercy and readiness to spare even a small remnant for the sake of the righteous. This echoes Abraham's earlier intercession for Sodom in <a href="/genesis/18.htm">Genesis 18</a>, where he pleads for the city if righteous people can be found.<p><b>“I will grant this request as well,</b><br>The granting of the request highlights the power of intercessory prayer and God's responsiveness to it. Lot, Abraham's nephew, had pleaded for the safety of a small town, Zoar, as a refuge. This reflects the biblical theme of God’s willingness to relent from sending calamity if there is genuine repentance or a plea for mercy, as seen in the story of Nineveh in <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a>.<p><b>and will not demolish the town you indicate.</b><br>The town referred to is Zoar, a small city near Sodom and Gomorrah. Its sparing signifies God's grace and the importance of even a single righteous person's influence. Geographically, Zoar was located in the plain of Jordan, an area known for its fertility and strategic location. Historically, this event underscores the severity of Sodom and Gomorrah's sin, as their destruction serves as a warning against wickedness. Theologically, this act of sparing Zoar can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides refuge and salvation from impending judgment for those who seek it.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_angel_of_the_lord.htm">The Angel of the Lord</a></b><br>A divine messenger sent by God to execute judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah, and to rescue Lot and his family.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Abraham's nephew, who lived in Sodom. He is the one making the request to the angel to spare the small town of Zoar.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar</a></b><br>A small town near Sodom and Gomorrah, which Lot requests to flee to instead of the mountains.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>Cities known for their wickedness, which God plans to destroy due to their sinfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment_and_mercy.htm">God's Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>The event of God’s impending judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah, juxtaposed with His mercy in sparing Lot and granting his request.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_willingness_to_listen.htm">God's Willingness to Listen</a></b><br>God is attentive to the requests of His people, even in times of judgment. We should be encouraged to bring our concerns to Him in prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mercy_in_judgment.htm">Mercy in Judgment</a></b><br>Even when executing judgment, God shows mercy. This should remind us of His compassionate nature and encourage us to seek His mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteousness.htm">The Importance of Righteousness</a></b><br>Lot's deliverance underscores the value of living a righteous life. Our righteousness can impact not only our lives but also those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Lot's request to flee to Zoar instead of the mountains shows human tendency to seek comfort, yet God accommodates this request. We should trust in God's plan, even when it seems challenging.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_spiritual_mapping.htm">What is spiritual mapping?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_abraham_father_kids_so_old.htm">How could Abraham father additional children at such an advanced age (Genesis 25:1-6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promote_abduction_in_judges_21_20-23.htm">Why does the text promote the abduction of women as a solution for the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 21:20-23)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judges_1_show_partial_victories.htm">Why does Judges 1 focus on partial victories and failures if God had promised total victory, raising questions about divine promises versus historical outcomes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">I have accepted thee.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">I have lifted up thy face. </span>(See Note on <a href="/context/genesis/4-6.htm" title="And the LORD said to Cain, Why are you wroth? and why is your countenance fallen?">Genesis 4:6-7</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee</span> (literally, <span class="accented">I have lifted up thy face</span>, the petitioner usually supplicating with his face toward the ground, so that the elevation of his countenance expressed the granting of his request) <span class="cmt_word">concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Very well,”</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I will grant this request</span><br /><span class="heb">נָשָׂ֣אתִי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·śā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as well,</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">demolish</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפְכִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄ə·kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the town</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you indicate.</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(dib·bar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-21.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:21 He said to him Behold I have (Gen. 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