Genesis 19:20

NETBible

Look, this town 1  over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. 2  Let me go there. 3  It’s just a little place, isn’t it? 4  Then I’ll survive.” 5 

NIV ©

Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared."

NASB ©

now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved."

NLT ©

See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved."

MSG ©

Look over there--that town is close enough to get to. It's a small town, hardly anything to it. Let me escape there and save my life--it's a mere wide place in the road."

BBE ©

This town, now, is near, and it is a little one: O, let me go there (is it not a little one?) so that my life may be safe.

NRSV ©

Look, that city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one? —and my life will be saved!"

NKJV ©

"See now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there ( is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live."

KJV
Behold now, this city
<05892>
[is] near
<07138>
to flee
<05127> (8800)
unto, and it
<01931>
[is] a little one
<04705>_:
Oh, let me escape
<04422> (8735)
thither, ([is] it not a little one
<04705>?)
and my soul
<05315>
shall live
<02421> (8799)_.
NASB ©
now
<4994>
behold
<2009>
, this
<2088>
town
<5892>
is near
<7138>

enough
to flee
<5127>
to, and it is small
<4705>
. Please
<4994>
, let me escape
<4422>
there
<8033>
(is it not small
<4705>
?) that my life
<5315>
may be saved
<2421>
."
LXXM
idou
<2400> 
INJ
h
<3588> 
T-NSF
poliv
<4172> 
N-NSF
auth
<3778> 
D-NSF
egguv
<1451> 
ADV
tou
<3588> 
T-GSN
katafugein
<2703> 
V-AAN
me
<1473> 
P-AS
ekei
<1563> 
ADV
h
<3739> 
R-NSF
estin
<1510> 
V-PAI-3S
mikra
<3398> 
A-NSF
ekei
<1563> 
ADV
swyhsomai
<4982> 
V-FPI-1S
ou
<3364> 
ADV
mikra
<3398> 
A-NSF
estin
<1510> 
V-PAI-3S
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
zhsetai
<2198> 
V-FMI-3S
h
<3588> 
T-NSF
quch
<5590> 
N-NSF
mou
<1473> 
P-GS
NET [draft] ITL
Look
<02009>
, this
<02063>
town
<05892>
over here is close
<07138>
enough to escape
<05127>
to, and it’s just a little
<04705>
one. Let
<04994>
me go
<04422>
there
<08033>
. It’s just a little place
<04705>
, isn’t
<03808>
it
<01931>
? Then I’ll survive
<02421>
.”
HEBREW
yspn
<05315>
yxtw
<02421>
awh
<01931>
reum
<04705>
alh
<03808>
hms
<08033>
an
<04994>
hjlma
<04422>
reum
<04705>
ayhw
<01931>
hms
<08033>
ownl
<05127>
hbrq
<07138>
tazh
<02063>
ryeh
<05892>
an
<04994>
hnh (19:20)
<02009>
NETBible

Look, this town 1  over here is close enough to escape to, and it’s just a little one. 2  Let me go there. 3  It’s just a little place, isn’t it? 4  Then I’ll survive.” 5 

NET Notes

1 tn The Hebrew word עִיר (’ir) can refer to either a city or a town, depending on the size of the place. Given that this place was described by Lot later in this verse as a “little place,” the translation uses “town.”

2 tn Heb “Look, this town is near to flee to there. And it is little.”

3 tn Heb “Let me escape to there.” The cohortative here expresses Lot’s request.

4 tn Heb “Is it not little?”

5 tn Heb “my soul will live.” After the cohortative the jussive with vav conjunctive here indicates purpose/result.