KJV King James Version
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 19:16
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and his two daughters’ hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.
ASV American Standard Version
But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city.
Surrounding context — Genesis 19
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 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.
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
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וַֽיִּתְמַהְמָ֓הּ׀H4102 · ma.hahto delayוַיַּחֲזִ֨קוּH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםH582 · e.noshhumanבְּיָד֣וֹH3027 · yadhandוּבְיַד־H3027 · yadhandאִשְׁתּ֗וֹH802 · ish.shahwomanוּבְיַד֙H3027 · yadhandשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבְנֹתָ֔יוH1323 · batdaughterבְּחֶמְלַ֥תH2551 · chem.lahcompassionיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDעָלָ֑יוH5921 · aluponוַיֹּצִאֻ֥הוּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוַיַּנִּחֻ֖הוּH5117 · nu.achto restמִח֥וּץH2351 · chutsoutsideלָעִֽיר׃H5892 · irexcitement
Cross-references
Romans 9:15-16For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.Titus 3:5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;2 Peter 2:9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Psalm 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Micah 7:18-19Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.Psalm 103:8-10The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.Psalm 136:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.Ephesians 2:4-5But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Psalm 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD [is] gracious and full of compassion.Psalm 106:8Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.Psalm 118:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: because his mercy [endureth] for ever.Numbers 14:18The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].Deuteronomy 4:31(For the LORD thy God [is] a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.Luke 6:35-36But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Lamentations 3:22[It is of] the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;Psalm 86:5For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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