16But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and his two daughters' hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.


In Context

13 for we will destroy this place, because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.|

14 Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters, and said, |Get up! Get out of this place, for Yahweh will destroy the city.| But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be joking.

15 When the morning came, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, |Get up! Take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.|

16 But he lingered; and the men grabbed his hand, his wife's hand, and his two daughters' hands, Yahweh being merciful to him; and they took him out, and set him outside of the city.

17 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!|

18 Lot said to them, |Oh, not so, my lord.

Genesis 19:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:16When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the Lord was merciful to them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:16And as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his wife, and of his two daughters, because the Lord spared him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:16But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful unto him; and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16And as he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful to him; and they led him out, and set him without the city.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:16But he lingered; and the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters: the LORD being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16And he lingereth, and the men lay hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, through the mercy of Jehovah unto him, and they bring him out, and cause him to rest without the city.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.