Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?” He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.” New Living Translation Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” And the LORD replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.” English Standard Version Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” Berean Standard Bible Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.” New American Standard Bible And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.” NASB 1995 He spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.” NASB 1977 And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.” Legacy Standard Bible Then he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.” Amplified Bible Abraham spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose [only] forty are found there.” And He said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty [who are righteous].” Christian Standard Bible Then he spoke to him again, “Suppose forty are found there? ” He answered, “I will not do it on account of forty.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Then he spoke to Him again, “Suppose 40 are found there?” He answered, “I will not do it on account of 40.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version "Suppose there are just 40 good people?" Abraham asked. "Even for them," the LORD replied, "I won't destroy the city." English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abraham asked him again, "What if 40 are found there?" He answered, "For the sake of the 40 I will not do it." Good News Translation Abraham spoke again: "Perhaps there will be only forty." He replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty." International Standard Version Abraham continued to speak to him, asking, "What if 40 are found there?" The LORD replied, "I won't do it for the sake of those 40." Majority Standard Bible Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” NET Bible Abraham spoke to him again, "What if forty are found there?" He replied, "I will not do it for the sake of the forty." New Heart English Bible He 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." Webster's Bible Translation And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. World English Bible He 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he adds again to speak to Him and says, “Perhaps there are found there forty?” And He says, “I do not do [it], because of the forty.” Young's Literal Translation And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, 'Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, because of the forty.' Smith's Literal Translation And he added yet to speak to him, and he will say, If forty shall be found there? And he will say, I will not do for sake of forty. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. 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.” New American Bible But Abraham persisted, saying, “What if only forty are found there?” He replied: I will refrain from doing it for the sake of the forty. New Revised Standard Version Again he spoke to him, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Abraham spoke to him and said, Suppose there shall be forty found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Abraham added again to say to him, “And if forty are found there?” And he said, “I shall not destroy if I find forty there.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he spoke 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham Begs for Sodom…28suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.” 29Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” 30Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”… Cross References Genesis 19:24-25 Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. Exodus 32:11-14 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ... Numbers 14:17-20 So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: / ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ / Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.” ... Jeremiah 5:1 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. Ezekiel 22:30 I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. Amos 7:2-6 And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. / This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land. ... Jonah 3:10 When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them. Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. 2 Chronicles 7:14 and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matthew 18:19-20 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ... Romans 9:27-29 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.” Treasury of Scripture And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Jump to Previous Account Addeth Chance Continued Forty Found Once Peradventure Perhaps Sake Speak SupposeJump to Next Account Addeth Chance Continued Forty Found Once Peradventure Perhaps Sake Speak SupposeGenesis 18 1. The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.9. Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son. 16. The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham. 23. Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants. Once again he spoke to Him This phrase highlights the persistence and boldness of Abraham in his intercession with God. The Hebrew root for "spoke" is דָּבַר (dabar), which implies not just speaking but communicating with intent and purpose. Abraham's repeated approach to God demonstrates a deep relationship and trust, reflecting the biblical principle that believers are encouraged to approach God with confidence and persistence in prayer (Hebrews 4:16). and said Suppose forty are found there He answered On account of the forty I will not do it Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Once againוַיֹּ֨סֶף (way·yō·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment [Abraham] spoke לְדַבֵּ֤ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to [the LORD], אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “Suppose אוּלַ֛י (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's 194: Perhaps forty אַרְבָּעִ֑ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty are found יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present there?” שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither He answered, וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “On account בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that of the forty, הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ (hā·’ar·bā·‘îm) Article | Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no do it.” אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make Links Genesis 18:29 NIVGenesis 18:29 NLT Genesis 18:29 ESV Genesis 18:29 NASB Genesis 18:29 KJV Genesis 18:29 BibleApps.com Genesis 18:29 Biblia Paralela Genesis 18:29 Chinese Bible Genesis 18:29 French Bible Genesis 18:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 18:29 He spoke to him yet again (Gen. 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