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Genesis 19:18

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my LORD:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Lot said to them, 'Oh no, please not that, my Lord!'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Lot is pleading with the angels (whom he addresses as 'Lord') not to require something of him, showing his desperation and reverence.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs as angels are rescuing Lot and his family from Sodom's destruction. The angels had just told Lot to flee to the mountains for safety, but Lot is about to request an alternative - to flee to the small city of Zoar instead. Lot recognizes these messengers as divine and addresses them with the respectful title 'Lord.'

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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