Parallel GEN 18:31

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BSB § 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.’

WEB 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 destroyit for the sake of the twenty.”

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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.'

DBY 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.

WBS 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 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 there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake. )

BB 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: O see I have taken uppon 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.)

GNV 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 begonne to speak unto my Lord, What if twenty be found there? And he answered, I will not destroy it for twenties sake. )

CB 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: O se, I have taken upon me to speak unto my LORD.Peradueture there might be twetie found therin. He answered: I will not destroy them for those twentyes sake.)

WYC 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 speke to my Lord; what if twenty be foundun there? The Lord said, I shall not slay/kill for twenti.)

LUT Und er sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden, mit dem HErrn zu reden. Man möchte vielleicht zwanzig drinnen finden. Er antwortete: Ich will sie nicht verderben um der zwanzig willen.
  (And he spoke: Ach siehe, I have me unterwunden, with to_him HErrn to reden. Man möchte vielleicht zwanzig drinnen finden. Er antwortete: I will they/she/them not verderben around/by/for the zwanzig willen.)

CLV Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar ad Dominum meum: quid si ibi inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti.
  (Quia semel, ait, cœpi loquar to Dominum meum: quid when/but_if there inventi fuerint viginti? Ait: Non interficiam propter viginti. )

BRN 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.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, ἐπειδὴ ἔχω λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριον, ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι; καὶ εἶπεν, οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι.
  (Kai eipen, epeidaʸ eⱪō lalaʸsai pros ton Kurion, ean de heurethōsin ekei eikosi? kai eipen, ou maʸ apolesō, ean heurō ekei eikosi. )