Genesis 19:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

He. Septuagint reads "they".

life. soul. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13.

look, &c. Figure of speech Asyndeton. (No ands, but climax.)

Genesis 19:17

17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.