Genesis 18:29
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.'
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he spake{H1696} unto him yet again,{H3254} and said,{H559} Peradventure there shall be forty{H705} found{H4672} there. And he said,{H559} I will not do{H6213} it for the forty's{H705} sake.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he spake{H1696}{(H8763)} unto him yet again{H3254}{(H8686)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Peradventure there shall be forty{H705} found{H4672}{(H8735)} there. And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will not do{H6213}{(H8799)} it for forty's{H705} sake.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And he spake vnto him yet agayne and sayde: what yf there be.xl. foude there: And he sayde: I wyll not do it for forties sake.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he proceded further to speake vnto him, and sayde: Peraduenture there might be fourtie founde therin. And he sayde: I wil do nothinge vnto them for those fourtyes sake.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he yet spake to him againe, and saide, What if there shalbe found fourtie there? Then he answered, I will not doe it for fourties sake.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And he proceaded to speake vnto hym agayne, and sayde: What yf there shall be fourtie founde there? He aunswered: I wyll not do it for fourties sake.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do [it] for forty's sake.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, `Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, `I do `it' not, because of the forty.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.
World English Bible (2000)
He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Abraham spoke to him again,“What if forty are found there?” He replied,“I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”
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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.
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
- Gen 18:19-2810 verses90%
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.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
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18 And Lot said to them, Oh, not so, my Lord.
19 Behold now, your servant has found grace in your sight, and you have magnified your mercy, which you have shown to me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil overtake me and I die.
20 Look now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape there, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And he said to him, See, I have accepted you in this matter also, that I will not overthrow this city for which you have spoken.
22 Hurry, escape there; for I cannot do anything until you arrive there. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
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17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing;
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