Genesis 18:28

Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy [it].

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Peradventure 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.

In Context

27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.

29And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:26And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.

Numbers 14:17And now, I beseech thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:24-33

Abraham's Intercession for Sodom. ( b. c. 1898.) 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 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? 25 That 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? 26 And the Lord said, If I… Read the whole commentary →

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