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 there, for I cannot do anything until you get there.” Therefore the name of the city is Zoar.(c)(A)

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 19:21: Or Look!
b. Genesis 19:21: Lit I will lift up your face
c. Genesis 19:22: In Hb, the name Zoar is related to the phrase “small place” in v. 20; its original name was Bela; Gn 14:2.

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