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Berean Standard Bible

“So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.”

Genesis 19:29

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Sodom and the cities of the plain have been destroyed. Lot's family was led out by angels, though his wife looked back and did not survive.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

World English Bible (WEB)

When God destroyed the cities of the plain, God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So it came about that when God sent destruction on the towns of the lowland, he kept his word to Abraham, and sent Lot safely away when he put an end to the towns where he was living.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así fué que, cuando destruyó Dios las ciudades de la llanura, acordóse Dios de Abraham, y envió fuera á Lot de en medio de la destrucción, al asolar las ciudades donde Lot estaba.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Fue así como Dios destruyó esas ciudades de la llanura donde Lot había vivido. Pero Dios se acordó de Abraham y, por eso, libró a Lot de perecer en aquella catástrofe.

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