Genesis 19:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 19:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְהוֹצִיאָ֨ם
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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הַח֗וּצָה
chûwts
H2351
outside
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִמָּלֵ֣ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּבִּ֣יט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
וְאַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּעֲמֹ֖ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַכִּכָּ֑ר
kikkâr
H3603
round
הָהָ֥רָה
har
H2022
mountain
הִמָּלֵ֖ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּסָּפֶֽה
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life! Don't look behind you, neither stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountain, lest you be consumed!"
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when they had brought them out to the outside, then he said, “Flee for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain! Escape to the mountain so that you are not swept away!”
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