Genesis 19:21 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 19:21

“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.

BSB

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ASV

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

KJV

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

See, I have accepted thee - How prevalent is prayer with God! Far from refusing to grant a reasonable petition, he shows himself as if under embarrassment to deny any.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(1.) Zoar was spared, to gratify him. Though his intercession for it was not, as Abraham's for Sodom, from a principle of generous charity, but merely from self-interest, yet God granted him his request, to show how much the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails. (2.) Sodom's ruin was suspended till he was safe: I cannot do any thing till thou shalt have come thither.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

See, I have accepted thee concerning this . . . also--His request was granted him, the prayer of faith availed, and to convince him, from his own experience, that it would have been best and safest at once to follow implicitly the divine directions.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֵלָ֔יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
הִנֵּה֙	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
נָשָׂ֣אתִי	na.Sa.ti	I lift up	H5375 →
פָנֶ֔יךָ	fa.Nei.kha	face your	H6440 →
גַּ֖ם	gam	also	H1571 →
לַדָּבָ֣ר	la.da.Var	to the matter	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֑ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
לְבִלְתִּ֛י	le.vil.Ti	to not	H1115 →
הָפְכִּ֥י	ha.fe.Ki	to overthrow I	H2015 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעִ֖יר	ha.'Ir	the city	H5892 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃	di.Bar.ta	you have spoken	H1696 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Through
Genesis 4:7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
leads to
- James 1:15
  Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- Romans 2:6–10
  God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
- Isaiah 3:10–11
  Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Through
Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
leads to
- Psalms 37:4
  Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Ephesians 3:16–20
  I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- John 15:7
  If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Matthew 5:6
  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

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