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.

“All right, Lot. If you insist. I’ll let you have your way. And I won’t stamp out the town you’ve spotted. But hurry up. Run for it! I can’t do anything until you get there.” That’s why the town was called Zoar, that is, Smalltown.

He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also, not to overthrow the town of which you have spoken.

“All right,” the angel said, “I will grant your request. I will not destroy the little village.

The angel said to Lot, “Very well, I will allow you to do this also. I will not destroy that town.

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.

He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.

And the angel said to him, “Behold, I grant you this request also; I will not destroy this town of which you have spoken.

He said to him, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of which you have spoken.