Verse List for GEN 18:29

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OET (OET-RV) Abraham continued to make his request, “Suppose there’s forty there?”
¶  “I won’t do it for the sake of the forty,” he agreed.

OET-LV And_he _repeated again to_speak to_him/it and_he _said perhaps they_will _be _found there forty and_he/it _said not I _will _do_it in_account _of the_forty.

ULT Then he continued again to speak to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And he said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”

UST Then Abraham spoke again to Yahweh and asked, “What will you do if there are only forty righteous people in the city? Will you destroy it then?” Yahweh answered, “I will not destroy the city, in order to save the forty righteous people.”

BSB & MSB Once again [Abraham] spoke to [the LORD], “Suppose forty are found there?”
§  He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”

OEB Then Abraham spoke to him again, and said, ‘Suppose forty are found there?’ He replied, ‘For the sake of forty I will not do it.’

WEBBE & WMBB 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.”

NET Abraham spoke to him again, “What if forty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”

LSV And 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.”

FBV Abraham spoke up again and he asked the Lord, “What if only forty can be found?”
¶  “I won't do it for the sake of the forty,” the Lord replied.

T4T Abraham continued to speak to him like this, saying, “What will you do if you find that there are only 40 righteous people there?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy them all, for the sake of the 40.”

LEB And _⌊once again he spoke_⌋[fn] to him and said, “What if[fn] forty are found there?” And he answered, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”

BBE And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.

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JPS And 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA And 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby And 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.

RV 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.
(And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure/Perhaps there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty’s sake.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure/Perhaps there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.)

KJB-1611 And hee spake vnto him yet againe, and said, Peraduenture there shall be fourtie found there: and he said, I will not doe it for fourties sake.
(And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peraduenture there shall be forty found there: and he said, I will not do it for fourties sake.)

Bshps And he proceaded to speake vnto hym agayne, and sayde: What yf there shall be fourtie founde there? He aunswered: I wyll not do it for fourties sake.
(And he proceeded to speak unto him again, and said: What if there shall be forty found there? He answered: I will not do it for fourties sake.)

Gnva And he yet spake to him againe, and saide, What if there shalbe found fourtie there? Then he answered, I will not doe it for fourties sake.
(And he yet spake to him again, and said, What if there shall be found forty there? Then he answered, I will not do it for fourties sake.)

Cvdl And he proceded further to speake vnto him, and sayde: Peraduenture there might be fourtie founde therin. And he sayde: I wil do nothinge vnto them for those fourtyes sake.
(And he proceded further to speak unto him, and said: Peraduenture there might be forty found therein. And he said: I will do nothing unto them for those fourtyes sake.)

Wycl And eft Abraham seide to hym, But if fourti ben there, what schalt thou do? The Lord seide, Y schal not smyte for fourti.
(And after Abraham said to him, But if forty been there, what shalt/shall thou/you do? The Lord said, I shall not smite/strike for fourti.)

Luth Und er fuhr weiter mit ihm zu reden, und sprach: Man möchte vielleicht vierzig drinnen finden. Er aber sprach: Ich will ihnen nichts tun um der vierzig willen.
(And he drove further with him to/for talk(v), and spoke: They want perhaps forty inside find. He but spoke: I will to_them nothing do/put around/by/for the/of_the forty will(v).)

ClVg Rursumque locutus est ad eum: Sin autem quadraginta ibi inventi fuerint, quid facies? Ait: Non percutiam propter quadraginta.
(And_again spoke it_is to him: Sin however forty there found they_have_been, what faces? He_said: Not/No I_will_strike because forty.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹד לְ⁠דַבֵּ֤ר אֵלָי⁠ו֙ וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֔ר אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּ⁠ן שָׁ֖ם אַרְבָּעִ֑ים וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה בַּ⁠עֲב֖וּר הָ⁠אַרְבָּעִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ προσέθηκεν ἔτι λαλῆσαι πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ εἶπεν, ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ τεσσαράκοντα· καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω ἕνεκεν τῶν τεσσαράκοντα.

BrTr 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.