^19:18But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord!⁴⁸^19:19Your⁴⁹ servant has found favor with you,⁵⁰ and you have shown me great⁵¹ kindness⁵² by sparing⁵³ my life. But I am not able to escape to the mountains because⁵⁴ this disaster will overtake⁵⁵ me and I’ll die.⁵⁶

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Footnotes

48 Or “my lords.” See the following note on the problem of identifying the addressee here. The Hebrew term is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
49 The second person pronominal suffixes are singular in this verse (note “your eyes,” “you have made great,” and “you have acted”). Verse 18a seems to indicate that Lot is addressing the angels, but the use of the singular and the appearance of the divine title “Lord” (אֲדֹנָי, ’adonay) in v. 18b suggests he is speaking to God.
50 Heb “in your eyes.”
51 Heb “you made great your kindness.”
52 The Hebrew word חֶסֶד (khesed) can refer to “faithful love” or to “kindness,” depending on the context. The precise nuance here is uncertain.
53 The infinitive construct explains how God has shown Lot kindness.
54 Heb “lest.”
55 The Hebrew verb דָּבַק (davaq) normally means “to stick to, to cleave, to join.” Lot is afraid he cannot outrun the coming calamity.
56 The perfect verb form with vav consecutive carries the nuance of the imperfect verbal form before it.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Lot said to them, “Oh, no, my lords. Behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot escape to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Lot said to them, “No, my lords, please! Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me in sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Lot said to them, “No, my lords—please. Your servant has indeed found favor with you, and you have shown me great kindness by saving my life. But I can’t run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Oh no, my lord!” Lot begged. “You have been so gracious to me and saved my life, and you have shown such great kindness. But I cannot go to the mountains. Disaster would catch up to me there, and I would soon die.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Lot said to them, “No, please, my lords. Behold, your servant has found favor in your eyes and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life. But I cannot flee to the mountains, lest the disaster overtake me and I die.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

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