He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
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He spoke to him yet again, and said, “What if there are forty found there?” He said, “I will not do it for the forty’s sake.”
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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.
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And he spoke 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.'
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Passages linked to Genesis 18:29 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ephesians 6:18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:
- Hebrews 4:16 Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 18:29 And he spake unto him yet again,…
Gen 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.
Ver. 29. And he spake unto him yet again.] Cum in colloquium descendimus cum Deo, replicemus licet, duplicemus, triplicemus, et quadruplicemus .{ a} The bolder we make, the better welcome.
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{a} Alsted.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he spake unto him yet again, and said,....…
And he spake unto him yet again, and said,.... Being encouraged by such a gracious answer:
Peradventure there shall be forty found there; forty righteous persons; and, from preceding passages, it must be supplied,"wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for their sakes?"
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and he said, I will not do it for forty's sake; but spare them for their sake.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he spoke unto him yet again literally, and…
And he spoke unto him yet again literally, and he added yet to speak to him (cf. Gen_4:2 Gen_8:10, 12 25:1) and said (increasing in his boldness as God abounded in his grace), Peradventure there shall be forty found there. Does Abraham hesitate to add the query, "Wilt thou also?" &c., as if fearing he had at last touched the limit of the Divine condescension. If so, he must have been surprised by the continued gracious response which his supplication received. ;And he said, I will not do it for forty"s sake.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He spoke to him
He spoke to him
"Abraham spoke to Yahweh"
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if there are forty found there
This can be translated in active form. You may have to fill in the ellipsis, "righteous people." AT: "if you find forty righteous people there" (See: Active or Passive and Ellipsis)
for the forty's sake
"for the sake of the forty" or "if I find forty there." You may have to fill in the ellipsis, "righteous people." AT: "for the sake of the forty righteous people" or "if I find forty righteous people there" (See: Ellipsis)
He replied
"Yahweh answered"
I will not do it for the forty's sake
"I will not destroy the cities if I find forty righteous people there"
thirty will be found there
This can be translated in active form. You may have to fill in the ellipsis, "righteous people." AT: "you will find thirty righteous people there" (See: Active or Passive and Ellipsis)
Look
The phrase "Look" here draws attention to the surprising information that follows.
I have undertaken to speak
"Pardon me for being so bold as to speak to you" or "Excuse me for daring to speak." See how this is translated in Genesis 18:27.
twenty will be found there
This can be translated in active form. You may have to fill in the ellipsis, "righteous people." AT: "you will find twenty righteous people there" (See: Active or Passive and Ellipsis)
for the twenty's sake
"for the sake of the twenty" or "if I find twenty there." You may have to fill in the ellipsis, "righteous people." AT: "for the sake of the twenty righteous people" or "if I find twenty righteous people there" (See: Ellipsis)
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