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Genesis 18:24

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
Genesis 18:24 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

    ASV

  • If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?

    BBE

  • There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?

    DBY

  • What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are therein?

    WEB

  • peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty -- the righteous who `are' in its midst?

    YLT

  • Possibly there be fifty righteous within the city: will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

    ENG

  • Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?

    WBT

  • What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

    BSB

In context

22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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