Genesis 18:26-28
International Standard Version
26 The Lord said, “If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I’ll forgive the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered, “Look, even though I am only dust and ashes, I’ve ventured to speak to my Lord. 28 What if there are five less than 50 righteous ones? Will you bring destruction upon the city because of those five?”
The Lord[a] said, “I won’t destroy it if I find 45 there.”
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- Genesis 18:28 Lit. He
Genesis 18:26-28
New International Version
26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(A)”
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,(B) 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”
“If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
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