Verse List for GEN 18:31

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=important Speaker(s)=Narrator,Abraham (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “Listen, I’ve taken it on myself to speak to my master,” Abraham asked again, “suppose twenty are found there?”
¶  “I won’t do it for the sake of the twenty,” he agreed.

OET-LV And_he/it _said HERE please I _have _undertaken to_speak to my_master perhaps they_will _be _found there twenty and_he/it _said not I _will _destroy_it in_account _of the_twenty.

ULT Then he said, “Behold, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to my Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?” And he said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

UST Then Abraham asked him, “My Lord, please excuse me for speaking to you so boldly. What will you do if there are only twenty righteous people living in the city?” Yahweh replied, “I will not destroy the city, in order to save the twenty righteous people.”

BSB & MSB And [Abraham] said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?”
§  He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy [it].”

OEB Then Abraham said, ‘You see that I have dared to speak to the Lord. Suppose twenty are found there?’ He replied, ‘For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it.’

WEBBE & WMBB He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?”
¶  He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

NET Abraham said, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

LSV And he says, “Now behold, I have willed to speak to the Lord: perhaps there are found there twenty?” And He says, “I do not destroy [it], because of the twenty.”

FBV “I admit I've been very bold to speak to my Lord like this,” Abraham said. “What if only twenty are found there?”
¶  “I won't do it for the sake of the twenty,” the Lord replied.

T4T Abraham said, “I should not be bold and speak to you like this, God. But what will you do if you find that there are only 20 righteous people there?” He replied, “I will not destroy the whole city, for the sake of those 20.”

LEB And he said, “Please, now, I was bold to speak to my Lord. What if[fn] twenty be found there?” And he answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”

BBE And he said, See now, I have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord: what if there are twenty there? And he said, I will have mercy because of the twenty.

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JPS And 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 the twenty's sake.'

ASV And 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 the twenty’s sake.

DRA Seeing, saith he, I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord. What if twenty be found there? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of twenty.

YLT 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.'

Drby And he said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak with the Lord. Perhaps there may be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for the twenty's sake.

RV And 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 the twenty’s sake.
(And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: peradventure/perhaps there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.)

SLT And he will say, Behold now, I have begun to speak to the Lord If twenty shall be found there? And he will say, I will not destroy for sake of twenty.

Wbstr And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the LORD: Peradventure there will be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.

KJB-1769 And 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.
(And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure/Perhaps there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.)

KJB-1611 And he said, Behold now, I haue taken vpon mee to speake vnto the LORD: Peraduenture there shall bee twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.
(And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peraduenture there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.)

Bshps He sayde agayne: O see I haue taken vppon me to speake nowe also vnto my Lord: What if there shalbe twentie founde there? He aunswered, I wyll not destroy them for twenties sake.
(He said again: Oh see I have taken upon me to speak now also unto my Lord: What if there shall be twenty found there? He answered, I will not destroy them for twenties sake.)

Gnva Moreouer he said, Behold, now I haue begonne to speake vnto my Lord, What if twentie be founde there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.
(Moreover/What’s_more he said, Behold, now I have begun to speak unto my Lord, What if twenty be found there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake.)

Cvdl And he sayde: O se, I haue taken vpon me to speake vnto my LORDE.Peradueture there might be twetie founde therin. He answered: I wyll not destroye them for those twentyes sake.
(And he said: Oh see, I have taken upon me to speak unto my LORD.Peradueture there might be twetie found therein. He answered: I will not destroy them for those twentyes sake.)

Wycl Abraham seide, For Y bigan onys, Y schal speke to my Lord; what if twenti be foundun there? The Lord seide, Y schal not sle for twenti.
(Abraham said, For I began once, I shall speak to my Lord; what if twenty be found there? The Lord said, I shall not slay/kill for twenti.)

Luth Und er sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden, mit dem HErr’s zu reden. Man möchte vielleicht zwanzig drinnen finden. Er antwortete: Ich will sie nicht verderben um der zwanzig willen.
(And he spoke: Oh_dear see/look, I have me underwunden, with to_him LORD’s to/for talk(v). They want perhaps twenty inside find. He replied: I will they/she/them not spoil/corrupt around/by/for the/of_the twenty will(v).)

ClVg Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum: quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.
(Because once/first, he_said, I_began I_will_speak to the_Master mine: what when/but_if there found they_have_been twenty? He_said: Not/No I_will_kill because twenty.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּֽה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֨לְתִּי֙ לְ⁠דַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔⁠י אוּלַ֛י יִמָּצְא֥וּ⁠ן שָׁ֖ם עֶשְׂרִ֑ים וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִ֔ית בַּ⁠עֲב֖וּר הָֽ⁠עֶשְׂרִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, ἐπειδὴ ἔχω λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριον, ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι; καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι.

BrTr And he said, Since I am able to speak to the Lord, what if there should be found there twenty? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I should find there twenty.