Genesis 18:29
Genesis 18:29 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Genesis 18:29 The Message (MSG)
Abraham spoke up again, “What if you only find forty?” “Neither will I destroy it if for forty.”
Genesis 18:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose forty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it on account of the forty.”
Genesis 18:29 New Century Version (NCV)
Again Abraham said to him, “If you find only forty good people there, will you destroy the city?” The LORD said, “If I find forty, I will not destroy it.”
Genesis 18:29 American Standard Version (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.
Genesis 18:29 New International Version (NIV)
Once again he spoke to him, “What if only forty are found there?” He said, “For the sake of forty, I will not do it.”
Genesis 18:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.”
Genesis 18:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Abraham spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose [only] forty are found there.” And He said, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty [who are righteous].”
Genesis 18:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” And the LORD replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.”