Genesis 19:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 19:22 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 19:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hurry, escape there, for I can’t do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — World English Bible

Genesis 19:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — American Standard Version

Genesis 19:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“haste, escape thither, for I am not able to do anything till thine entering thither;' therefore hath he calleth the name of the city Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 19:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Haste, escape thither; for I cannot do anything until thou art come there. Therefore the name of the city is called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — Darby Translation

Genesis 19:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Haste thee, saue thee there: for I can doe nothing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the citie was called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 19:22 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Hurry, escape there, because I am not able to do a thing until you come there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.”

Genesis 19:22 — The Living Sword

Genesis 19:22 in Context — Genesis 19

20 Eis que agora esta cidade está próxima para fugir ali, a qual é pequena; escaparei agora ali, (não é ela pequena?) e viverá minha alma.

21 E lhe respondeu: Eis que recebi também tua súplica sobre isto, e não destruirei a cidade de que falaste.

22 Apressa-te, escapa-te ali; porque nada poderei fazer até que ali tenhas chegado. Por isto foi chamado o nome da cidade, Zoar.

23 O sol saía sobre a terra, quando Ló chegou a Zoar.

24 Então choveu o SENHOR sobre Sodoma e sobre Gomorra enxofre e fogo da parte do SENHOR desde os céus;

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What Does Genesis 19:22 Mean?

Genesis 19:22 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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