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Berean Standard Bible

“As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!””

Genesis 19:17

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Two angels come to Sodom to rescue Lot and his family before God's judgment falls on the city. Lot lingers, so the angels seize the hands of his family and lead them out.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!”

World English Bible (WEB)

It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, “Escape for your life! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!”

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the Plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y fué que cuando los hubo sacado fuera, dijo: Escapa por tu vida; no mires tras ti, ni pares en toda esta llanura; escapa al monte, no sea que perezcas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Apenas salieron de la ciudad, uno de los ángeles les dijo: ―¡Corran para que se salven de morir! ¡No miren hacia atrás, ni se detengan en ninguna parte de esta llanura! ¡Vayan a las montañas, para que no perezcan!

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