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Genesis 19:17

SalvationObedience

15 At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”

16 But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.

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!”

18 But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!

19 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.

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BSB
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!”
KJV
And 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.
WEB
It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!”
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
And it came to pass when they had brought them outside, that he said, Escape for thy life: look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain: escape to the mountain, lest thou perish.
BLB
And it came to pass, when they had brought them outside, that he said, “Escape for your life! Do not look behind you nor stay in all the plain! Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed!”
ÅB
Da de hadde ført dem ut, sa den ene: Flykt for ditt livs skyld, se deg ikke tilbake og stans ikke på hele sletten, flykt opp i fjellene, for at du ikke skal bli revet bort!
OTB
Da de hadde ført dem utenfor, sa en av dem: "Flykt for livet ditt! Se deg ikke tilbake eller stopp noe sted på sletten. Flykt til fjellene, ellers vil du bli feid bort."
B1930
Da de hadde ført dem ut, sa den ene: Fly for ditt livs skyld, se dig ikke tilbake og stans ikke på hele sletten, fly op i fjellene, forat du ikke skal bli revet bort!

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