Then the Lord said, “If I find 50 good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole city.”
Genesis 18:28 - Easy To Read Version What if five good people are missing? What if there are only 45 good people in the city? Will you destroy a whole city for just five people?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If five of the fifty righteous should be lacking–will You destroy the whole city for lack of five? He said, If I find forty-five, I will not destroy it. 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. Common English Bible what if there are five fewer innocent people than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city over just five?” The LORD said, “If I find forty-five there, I won’t destroy it.” Catholic Public Domain Version What if there were five less than fifty of the just? Would you, despite the forty-five, eliminate the entire city?" And he said, "I will not eliminate it, if I find forty-five there." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What if there be five less than fifty just persons? Wilt thou for five and forty destroy the whole city? And he said: I will not destroy it, if I find five and forty. |
Then the Lord said, “If I find 50 good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole city.”
Then Abraham said, “Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question:
Abraham spoke again. He said, “And if you find only 40 good people there, will you destroy the city?”
Daniel asked his friends to pray to the God of heaven. Daniel asked them to pray that God would be kind to them and help them understand this secret. Then Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the other wise men of Babylon.