Then he spoke to him again, ‘Suppose forty are found there? ’ He answered, ‘I will not do it on account of forty.’
Genesis 18:30 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he said, ‘Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose thirty are found there? ’ He answered, ‘I will not do it if I find thirty there.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then [Abraham] said to Him, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak [again]. Suppose [only] thirty shall be found there. And He answered, I will not do it if I find thirty there. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. Common English Bible He said, “Don’t be angry with me, my Lord, but let me speak. What if thirty are there?” The LORD said, “I won’t do it if I find thirty there.” Catholic Public Domain Version "I ask you," he said, "not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?" He responded, "I will not act, if I find thirty there." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lord, saith he, be not angry, I beseech thee, if I speak: What if thirty shall be found there? He answered: I will not do it, if I find thirty there. |
Then he spoke to him again, ‘Suppose forty are found there? ’ He answered, ‘I will not do it on account of forty.’
Then he said, ‘Since I have ventured to speak to my lord, suppose twenty are found there? ’ He replied, ‘I will not destroy it on account of twenty.’
But Judah approached him and said, ‘My lord, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.
I am so insignificant. How can I answer you? I place my hand over my mouth.
Then I said: Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips and live among a people of unclean lips, and because my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of Armies.
Gideon then said to God, ‘Don’t be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me to make one more test with the fleece. Let it remain dry, and the dew be all over the ground.’