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Genesis 19:18 But Lot replied, "No, my lords, please!
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translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “No, my lords, please!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Oh no, my lord!” Lot begged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Lot said to them, “Please, no, my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “Oh no, [not that place] my lords!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “No, my lords —please.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, “No, my lords—please. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Lot answered, "Oh no!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But Lot answered, "No, please don't make us do that, sir. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"No! Please, my lords!" Lot pleaded with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Lot replied, ?No, my lords, please!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Lot said to them, "No, please, Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Lot said to them, "Oh, not so, my lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot says to them, “Oh not [so], my lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Lot saith unto them, 'Not so, I pray thee, my lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Lot will say to them, Nay, now, Lord!<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Lot said to them: I beseech thee my Lord, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Lot said to them: “I beg you, my lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Oh, no, my lords!” Lot replied to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, I beseech you, my lords,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, “I beg of you, my Lords.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/19-18.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=4184" 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">17</span>As 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!” <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">But Lot</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.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">“No,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-mp) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">my lords,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">please!</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Your 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.…<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/18-22.htm">Genesis 18:22-33</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Genesis 13:8-13</a></span><br />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.) ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Genesis 14:12</a></span><br />They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-13</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Genesis 19:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a></span><br />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.<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="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Jeremiah 50:40</a></span><br />As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-11.htm">Amos 4:11</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/32-26.htm">Genesis 32:26</a></b></br> And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/5-11.htm">2 Kings 5:11,12</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-11.htm">Isaiah 45:11</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-8.htm">Please</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-23.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Please</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>But Lot replied</b><br>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.<p><b>“No, my lords, please!”</b><br>Lot's address to the angels as "lords" shows his recognition of their authority and possibly their divine nature. The use of "please" indicates a plea or request, suggesting Lot's reluctance or fear regarding the instructions given to him. This plea can be seen as a lack of full trust in God's plan, contrasting with Abraham's earlier intercession for Sodom. Lot's hesitation and negotiation can be compared to the Israelites' frequent reluctance to fully trust and obey God during their wilderness journey. This moment foreshadows the struggle between human will and divine command, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Nephew 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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/angels.htm">Angels</a></b><br>Messengers sent by God to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah and to rescue Lot and his family. They represent divine intervention and judgment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a></b><br>A city known for its wickedness and sin, which God has decided to destroy due to its pervasive immorality.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gomorrah.htm">Gomorrah</a></b><br>Along with Sodom, another city marked for destruction because of its sinfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/destruction_of_sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>A significant biblical event symbolizing God's judgment against sin and His mercy towards the righteous.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_obedience.htm">The Urgency of Obedience</a></b><br>Lot'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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_judgment.htm">God's Mercy and Judgment</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercession_matters.htm">Intercession Matters</a></b><br>Abraham's intercession for Sodom demonstrates the power and importance of praying for others, especially those who are lost or living in sin.<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/who_was_lot_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Lot in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_matthew_6_31-33_teach.htm">Can we unknowingly entertain angels?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/explain_lot's_daughters'_actions_morally.htm">How do we explain the moral implications and consistency with the rest of Scripture regarding Lot's daughters' actions in Genesis 19:30-38?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god_remembered'_mean.htm">What does 'God remembered' signify in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord</span>. <span class="accented">Adonai</span>, 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 (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">Genesis 18:1</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/19-18.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">But Lot</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- Abraham's nephew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֥אמֶר</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">“No,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lords,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">please!</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/19-18.htm">Genesis 19:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/19-18.htm">OT Law: Genesis 19:18 Lot said to them Oh not so (Gen. 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