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Genesis 19:18

What does Genesis 19:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 19:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Lot said to them, Not so, O my Lord;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Lot saith unto them, `Not <FI>so<Fi> , I pray thee, my lord;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Lot said to them: I beseech thee, my Lord,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Lot said to them, Not [so], I pray thee, Lord;

Context

v.17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

v.18This passage

v.19behold now, thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 10:14

    But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common and unclean.

  • Isaiah 45:11

    Thus saith Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask me of the things that are to come; concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me.

  • 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

    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 Jehovah his God, and wave his hand over the place, and recover the leper.

  • Acts 9:13

    But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

  • John 13:6

    So he cometh to Simon Peter. He saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

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