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.
Genesis 18:29 - King James Version - American Edition 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And [Abraham] spoke to Him yet again, and said, Suppose [only] forty shall be found there. And He said, I will not do it for 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. Common English Bible Once again Abraham spoke, “What if forty are there?” The LORD said, “For the sake of forty, I will do nothing.” Catholic Public Domain Version And again he said to him, "But if forty were found there, what would you do?" He said, "I will not strike, for the sake of the forty." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And again he said to him: But if forty be found there, what wilt thou do? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of forty. |
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.
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.
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.