Genesis 18:29
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.
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 18 connects to 2 cross-references. Three men visit Abraham at Mamre; one announces that Sarah will bear a son within a year, and Sarah laughs at her old age. Two of the visitors continue toward Sodom while the Lord remains to tell Abraham of the …
Other Translations
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 addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, `Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, `I do <FI>it<Fi> not, because of the forty.'
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.