Genesis 18:28
Suppose there should lack five of the fifty righteous; will you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
peradventure there shall lack{H2637} five{H2568} of the fifty{H2572} righteous:{H6662} wilt thou destroy{H7843} all the city{H5892} for lack of five?{H2568} And he said,{H559} I will not destroy{H7843} it, if I find{H4672} there forty{H705} and five.{H2568}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Peradventure there shall lack{H2637}{(H8799)} five{H2568} of the fifty{H2572} righteous{H6662}: wilt thou destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} all the city{H5892} for lack of five{H2568}? And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, If I find{H4672}{(H8799)} there forty{H705} and five{H2568}, I will not destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} it.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
What though there lacke.v. of.l. rightwes wylt thou destroy all the cyte for lacke of.v? And he sayde: Yf I fynde there.xl. and.v. I will not destroy them.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Peraduenture there maye be fyue lesse then fiftie righteous therin: Wilt thou then destroye the whole cite because of those fyue? He sayde: yf I fynde fyue and fourtie therin, I will not destroye them?
Geneva Bible (1560)
If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie righteous, wilt thou destroy all the citie for fiue? And he saide, If I finde there fiue and fourtie, I will not destroy it.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie ryghteous, wylt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he saide: If I fynde there fourtie and fiue I wyl not destroy them.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy [it].
Webster's Bible (1833)
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous -- dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, `I destroy `it' not, if I find there forty and five.'
American Standard Version (1901)
peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.
American Standard Version (1901)
peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are forty-five.
World English Bible (2000)
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?” He replied,“I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 18:26 : 26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
- Gen 18:29 : 29 And he spoke to him yet again and said, Suppose there should be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the sake of forty.
- Num 14:17-19 : 17 And now, I beseech you, let the power of my Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying, 18 The LORD is longsuffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation. 19 Pardon, I beseech you, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your mercy, and as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
- 1 Kgs 20:32-33 : 32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Your servant Benhadad says, I pray you, let me live. And he said, Is he still alive? he is my brother. 33 Now the men diligently observed whether anything would come from him, and hastily caught it: and they said, Your brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go, bring him. Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he brought him up into the chariot.
- Job 23:3-4 : 3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him, that I might come even to his seat! 4 I would present my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
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15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And he said, No; but you did laugh.
16 And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing;
18 Since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.
20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous,
21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to me; and if not, I will know.
22 And the men turned their faces from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23 And Abraham drew near and said, Will you also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are within it?
25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
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29 And he spoke to him yet again and said, Suppose there should be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the sake of forty.
30 And he said to him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak; suppose thirty should be found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty should be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.
32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak but this once; suppose ten should be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the sake of ten.
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