Verse 28

Genesis 19:28

New Living Translation

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28 He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּשְׁקֵ֗ף עַל פְּנֵ֤י סְדֹם֙ וַ/עֲמֹרָ֔ה וְ/עַֽל כָּל פְּנֵ֖י אֶ֣רֶץ הַ/כִּכָּ֑ר וַ/יַּ֗רְא וְ/הִנֵּ֤ה עָלָה֙ קִיטֹ֣ר הָ/אָ֔רֶץ כְּ/קִיטֹ֖ר הַ/כִּבְשָֽׁן

English Translation

And he looked upon the face of Sodom and Gomorrah and upon all the face of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land ascended like the smoke of a furnace.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and wh... Focus ↗

2 “My lords,” he said, “come to my home to wash your feet, and be my guests for the night. You may the... Focus ↗

3 But Lot insisted, so at last they went home with him. Lot prepared a feast for them, complete with f... Focus ↗

4 But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the c... Focus ↗

5 They shouted to Lot, “Where are the men who came to spend the night with you? Bring them out to us s... Focus ↗

6 So Lot stepped outside to talk to them, shutting the door behind him. Focus ↗

7 “Please, my brothers,” he begged, “don’t do such a wicked thing. Focus ↗

8 Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wis... Focus ↗

9 “Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our j... Focus ↗

10 But the two angels reached out, pulled Lot into the house, and bolted the door. Focus ↗

11 Then they blinded all the men, young and old, who were at the door of the house, so they gave up try... Focus ↗

12 Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. “Do you have any other relatives here in the city?” they asked... Focus ↗

13 For we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is so great it has r... Focus ↗

14 So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters’ fiancés, “Quick, get out of the city! The LORD is about to... Focus ↗

15 At dawn the next morning the angels became insistent. “Hurry,” they said to Lot. “Take your wife and... Focus ↗

16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and... Focus ↗

17 When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, “Run for your lives! And don’t loo... Focus ↗

18 “Oh no, my lord!” Lot begged. Focus ↗

19 “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I ca... Focus ↗

20 See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is?... Focus ↗

21 “All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village. Focus ↗

22 But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there.” (This explains why that villa... Focus ↗

23 Lot reached the village just as the sun was rising over the horizon. Focus ↗

24 Then the LORD rained down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah. Focus ↗

25 He utterly destroyed them, along with the other cities and villages of the plain, wiping out all the... Focus ↗

26 But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt. Focus ↗

27 Abraham got up early that morning and hurried out to the place where he had stood in the LORD’s pres... Focus ↗

28 He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from t...

29 But God (Elohim) had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster... Focus ↗

30 Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in... Focus ↗

31 One day the older daughter said to her sister, “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area,... Focus ↗

32 Come, let’s get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve o... Focus ↗

33 So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with... Focus ↗

34 The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, “I had sex with our father last nigh... Focus ↗

35 So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercour... Focus ↗

36 As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father. Focus ↗

37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the natio... Focus ↗

38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the... Focus ↗

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Book: Genesis
Chapter: Chapter 19 (38 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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