Genesis 19:21-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
21 And he said to him, “All right,[a] I’ll grant your request[b] about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned. 22 Hurry up! Run there, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.[c](A)
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- Genesis 19:21 Or Look!
- Genesis 19:21 Lit I will lift up your face
- Genesis 19:22 In Hb, the name Zoar is related to the phrase “small place” in v. 20; its original name was Bela; Gn 14:2.
Genesis 19:21-22
New International Version
21 He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request(A) too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of. 22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it.” (That is why the town was called Zoar.[a](B))
Footnotes
- Genesis 19:22 Zoar means small.
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