Genesis 19:16-18

New American Standard Bible 1995

¹⁶ But he hesitated. So the men ^(A)seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the ^[a]hands of his two daughters, for ^(B)the compassion of the Lord was upon him; and they brought him out, and put him outside the city. ¹⁷ When they had brought them outside, ^[b]one said, “^(C)Escape for your life! ^(D)Do not look behind you, and do not stay ^[c]anywhere in the ^(E)valley; escape to ^(F)the ^[d]mountains, or you will be swept away.” ¹⁸ But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!