¹⁸ But Lot said to one of them, “·Sir, please don’t force me to go so far [^LOh no, my lord]! ¹⁹ ·You have been merciful [^LYour servant has found grace in your eyes] and ·kind to me [^Lyou have shown great kindness to me] and have saved my life. But I can’t ·run [flee] to the mountains. The disaster will catch me, and I will die. ²⁰ Look, that little town over there is ·not too far away [^Lnear enough to flee to]. Let me run there. It’s really just a little town, and ·I’ll be safe there [^Lmy life will be saved/spared].”