¹⁶ But he hesitated. So the men ^(A)seized his hand and the hand of his wife and the ^[a]hands of his two daughters, for ^(B)the compassion of Yahweh was upon him; and they brought him out and put him outside the city. ¹⁷ Now it happened, as they brought them outside, ^[b]one said, “^(C)Escape for your life! ^(D)Do not look behind you, and do not stay ^[c]anywhere in the ^(E)valley; escape to ^(F)the ^[d]mountains, lest you be swept away.” ¹⁸ But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my lords!