Gen 19:17 | NET2full | STEP | When they had brought them outside , they said , “ Run for your lives ! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley ! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed !”

‏ Genesis 19:17

17 When they had brought them outside, they ^{▼▼tn Or “one of them”; Heb “he.” Several ancient versions (LXX, Vulgate, Syriac) read the plural “they.” See also the note on “your” in v. 19.} said, “Run ^{▼▼tn Heb “escape.”} for your lives! Don’t look ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verb translated “look” signifies an intense gaze, not a passing glance. This same verb is used later in v. 26 to describe Lot’s wife’s self-destructive look back at the city.} behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! ^{▼▼tn Or “in the plain”; Heb “in the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.} Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”