Verse List for GEN 18:28

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OET (OET-RV) “Suppose they’re five short of the fifty? Would you destroy the whole city because of five?”
¶  “I won’t destroy it if I find forty-five there,” he replied.

OET-LV Perhaps they_will _lack fifty the _righteous_people five will_you _destroy for_five DOM all _of the_city and_he/it _said not I _will _destroy_it if I _will _find there forty and_five.

ULT Suppose the fifty righteous lack five? Will you destroy the whole city because of five?” And he said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

UST But what will you do if there are only forty-five righteous people in the city instead of fifty? Will you destroy the whole city and everyone in it if there are five people too few who are righteous?” Yahweh answered, “I will not destroy the city if there are forty-five righteous people living there.”

BSB & MSB suppose 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].”

OEB Suppose there be five lacking of the fifty righteous. Will you sweep away all the city for lack of five?’ The Lord said, ‘I will not sweep it away, if I find forty-five there.’

WEBBE & WMBB What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?”
¶  He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

NET what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?” He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

LSV perhaps there are lacking five of the fifty righteous—do You destroy for five the whole of the city?” And He says, “I do not destroy [it], if I find there forty-five.”

FBV “What if there are forty-five good people, just five less? Are you still going to wipe out the whole town just because there are five fewer people?”
¶  “I won't destroy it if I find forty-five,” the Lord replied.

T4T But what will you do if there are only 45 righteous people? Will you destroy everyone in the whole city because there are only 45 and not 50 righteous people?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy it if I find that there are 45 righteous people.”

LEB Perhaps the fifty righteous are lacking five—will you destroy the whole city on account of the five?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

BBE If by chance there are five less than fifty upright men, will you give up all the town to destruction because of these five? And he said, I will not give it to destruction if there are forty-five.

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JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy [it].

RV 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.
(peradventure/perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt/will thou/you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find there forty and five.)

SLT If the fifty just shall lack five: wilt thou destroy for sake of five all the city? And he will say, I will not destroy, if I shall find there forty and five.

Wbstr Peradventure there will 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.

KJB-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.
(Peradventure/Perhaps there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt/will thou/you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.)

KJB-1611 Peraduenture there shall lacke fiue of the fiftie righteous: wilt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he said, If I find there fourtie and fiue, I will not destroy it.
(Peraduenture there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt/will thou/you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.)

Bshps If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie ryghteous, wylt thou destroy all the citie for lacke of fiue? And he saide: If I fynde there fourtie and fiue I wyl not destroy them.
(If there shall lack five of fifty righteous, wilt/will thou/you destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said: If I find there forty and five I will not destroy them.)

Gnva If there shall lacke fiue of fiftie righteous, wilt thou destroy all the citie for fiue? And he saide, If I finde there fiue and fourtie, I will not destroy it.
(If there shall lack five of fifty righteous, wilt/will thou/you destroy all the city for five? And he said, If I find there five and fourtie, I will not destroy it.)

Cvdl Peraduenture there maye be fyue lesse then fiftie righteous therin: Wilt thou then destroye the whole cite because of those fyue? He sayde: yf I fynde fyue and fourtie therin, I will not destroye them?
(Peraduenture there may be five less then fifty righteous therein: Wilt/Will thou/you then destroy the whole cite because of those five? He said: if I find five and forty therein, I will not destroy them?)

Wycl what if lesse than fifti iust men bi fyue ben, schalt thou do a wey al the cite for fyue and fourti? And the Lord seide, Y schal not do a wei, if I schal fynde fyue and fourti there.
(what if less than fifty just men by five been, shalt/shall thou/you do a wey all the cite for five and fourti? And the Lord said, I shall not do a wei, if I shall find five and forty there.)

Luth Es möchten vielleicht fünf weniger denn fünfzig Gerechte drinnen sein; wolltest du denn die ganze Stadt verderben um der fünfe willen? Er sprach: Finde ich drinnen fünfundvierzig, will ich sie nicht verderben.
(It want perhaps five fewer/minus because/than fifty righteous_(one) inside be; wanted you(sg) because/than the whole/all city spoil/corrupt around/by/for the/of_the fivee will(v)? He spoke: Finde I inside forty-five, will I they/she/them not spoil/corrupt.)

ClVg Quid si minus quinquaginta justis quinque fuerint? delebis, propter quadraginta quinque, universam urbem? Et ait: Non delebo, si invenero ibi quadraginta quinque.[fn]
(What when/but_if minus fifty just five they_have_been? you_will_destroy, because forty five, the_whole city? And he_said: Not/No I_will_destroy, when/but_if invenero there forty five.)

UHB א֠וּלַי יַחְסְר֞וּ⁠ן חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים הַ⁠צַּדִּיקִם֙ חֲמִשָּׁ֔ה הֲ⁠תַשְׁחִ֥ית בַּ⁠חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־הָ⁠עִ֑יר וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית אִם־אֶמְצָ֣א שָׁ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֖ים וַ⁠חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐὰν δὲ ἐλαττονωθῶσιν οἱ πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι εἰς τεσσαρακονταπέντε, ἀπολεῖς ἕνεκεν τῶν πέντε πᾶσαν τὴν πόλιν; καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ τεσσαρακονταπέντε.

BrTr But if the fifty righteous should be diminished to forty-five, wilt thou destroy the whole city because of the five wanting? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there forty-five.