29And 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.'


In Context

26 And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'

27 And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I — dust and ashes;

28 peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous — dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, 'I destroy it not, if I find there forty and five.'

29 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.'

30 And he saith, 'Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, if I find there thirty.'

31 And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord: peradventure there are found there twenty?' and He saith, 'I do not destroy it, because of the twenty.'

Genesis 18:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:29Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:29He 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.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:29And 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.