And the Lord said to him, "If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them."
Genesis 18:28 - 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." 更多版本King 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.” 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. English Standard Version 2016 Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.” |
And the Lord said to him, "If I find in Sodom fifty of the just in the midst of the city, I will release the entire place because of them."
And Abraham responded by saying: "Since now I have begun, I will speak to my Lord, though I am dust and ashes.
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."
so that they would seek mercy before the face of the God of heaven, about this mystery, and so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the other wise men of Babylon.