Genesis 18:29
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 18:29 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er fuhr fort, weiter zu ihm zu reden, und sprach: Vielleicht mögen vierzig daselbst gefunden werden. Und er sprach: Ich will es nicht tun um der vierzig willen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y volvió á hablarle, y dijo: Quizá se hallarán allí cuarenta. Y respondió: No lo haré por amor de los cuarenta.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E voltou a falar-lhe, e disse: Talvez se acharão ali quarenta. E respondeu: Não o farei por causa dos quarenta.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Abraão disse novamente: "O que acontecerá se encontrares quarenta ali?". Ele respondeu: "Não o farei por causa dos quarenta".
📖 Genesis 18:29 in Context
27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28Peradventure 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.
29And 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.
30And 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.
31And 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 twenty’s sake.
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