Genesis 19:29

19:29 So when God destroyed ¹  the cities of the region, ²  God honored ³  Abraham’s request. He removed Lot ⁴  from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed ⁵  the cities Lot had lived in.

Genesis 41:48

41:48 Joseph ⁶  collected all the excess food ⁷  in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities. ⁸  In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it.

[19:29]  ¹ tn The construction is a temporal clause comprised of the temporal indicator, an infinitive construct with a preposition, and the subjective genitive.

[19:29]  ² tn Or “of the plain”; Heb “of the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.

[19:29]  ³ tn Heb “remembered,” but this means more than mental recollection here. Abraham’s request (Gen 18:23-32) was that the Lord not destroy the righteous with the wicked. While the requisite minimum number of righteous people (ten, v. 32) needed for God to spare the cities was not found, God nevertheless rescued the righteous before destroying the wicked.

[19:29]  ⁴ sn God’s removal of Lot before the judgment is paradigmatic. He typically delivers the godly before destroying their world.

[19:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “the overthrow when [he] overthrew.”

[41:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[41:48]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the food.”

[41:48]  ⁸ tn Heb “of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and placed food in the cities.”