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Genesis 18:26

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
Genesis 18:26 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.

    ASV

  • And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.

    BBE

  • And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.

    DBY

  • Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."

    WEB

  • And Jehovah saith, `If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'

    YLT

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

    ENG

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

    WBT

  • So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”

    BSB

In context

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.

27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:

28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.

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