Genesis 19:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 19:23

21 And he said to him, “See, ^aI have favored you concerning this thing also, in that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.

22 Hurry, escape there. For ^aI cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore ^bthe name of the city was called¹ Zoar.

23 The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar.

24 Then the Lord rained ^abrimstone and ^bfire on Sodom and Gomorrah, from the Lord out of the heavens.

25 So He¹ overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and ^awhat grew on the ground.

26 But his wife looked back behind him, and she became ^aa pillar of salt.

27 And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where ^ahe had stood before the Lord.

28 Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, ^athe smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.

29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God ^aremembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.

The Descendants of Lot

30 Then Lot went up out of Zoar and ^adwelt in the mountains, and his two daughters were with him; for he was afraid to dwell in Zoar. And he and his two daughters dwelt in a cave.

31 Now the firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man on the earth ^ato come in to us as is the custom of all the earth.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 19:23

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American Standard Version
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.

Amplified® Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot entered Zoar.

Contemporary English Version
The sun was coming up as Lot reached the town of Zoar,

Darby English Version
The sun rose upon the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Good News Bible
The sun was rising when Lot reached Zoar.

King James Version
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

New American Standard Bible
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

New International Version
By the time Lot reached Zoar, the sun had risen over the land.

New King James Version
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.

Revised Standard Version
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zo'ar.

Young's Literal Translation
The sun hath gone out on the earth, and Lot hath entered into Zoar,

New English Translation
The sun had just risen¹ over the land as Lot reached Zoar.²

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