King James Version

Genesis 19:18

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my LORD:

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…ל֖וֹטlotLotלוֹטnoun, proper name — “Lot”H3876Lot, Abraham's nephewLot.אֲלֵהֶ֑םalehemamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.נָ֖אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.אֲדֹנָֽיadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my lord:

Young’s Literal Translation

And Lot saith unto them, 'Not [so], I pray thee, my lord;

World English Bible

Lot said to them, “Oh, not so, my lord.

Darby Translation

And Lot said to them, Not [so], I pray thee, Lord;

Douay-Rheims

And Lot said to them: I beseech thee my Lord,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Lot said unto them: 'Oh, not so, my lord;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Lot said to them, I pray, Lord,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ Λὼτ πρὸς αὐτοὺς, δέομαι