21 And he said to him, “All right,[a] I’ll grant your request[b] about this matter too and will not demolish the town you mentioned. 22 Hurry up! Run to it, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.[c](A)

23 The sun had risen over the land when Lot reached Zoar.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:21 Or “Look!
  2. 19:21 Lit I will lift up your face
  3. 19:22 In Hb, the name Zoar is related to “small” in v. 20; its previous name was “Bela”; Gn 14:2.

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