The sun <08121> was risen <03318> (8804) upon the earth <0776> when Lot <03876> entered <0935> (8804) into Zoar <06820>. {risen: Heb. gone forth}
BBE
The sun was up when Lot came to Zoar.
MESSAGE
The sun was high in the sky when Lot arrived at Zoar.
NKJV
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered Zoar.
PHILIPS
RWEBSTR
The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
GWV
The sun had just risen over the land as Lot came to Zoar.
NET
The sun had just risen* over the land as Lot reached Zoar.*
NET
19:23 The sun had just risen1085
snThe sun had just risen. There was very little time for Lot to escape between dawn (v. 15) and sunrise (here).
over the land as Lot reached Zoar.1086
tn The juxtaposition of the two disjunctive clauses indicates synchronic action. The first action (the sun’s rising) occurred as the second (Lot’s entering Zoar) took place. The disjunctive clauses also signal closure for the preceding scene.
Genesis 19:23
