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Genesis 18:31

World English Bible

He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?”
He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

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Genesis 18:31 in other translations

And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.

Genesis 18:31 · American Standard Version

Genesis 18:31 in context

  1. 29He 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.”
  2. 30He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?”
    He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
  3. 31He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?”
    He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”
  4. 32He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?”
    He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”
  5. 33Yahweh went his way, as soon as he had finished communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.