Genesis 18:31-33
21st Century King James Version
31 And he said, “Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Perhaps there shall be twenty found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.”
32 And he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Perhaps ten shall be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.”
33 And the Lord went His way, as soon as He had finished communing with Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.
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Genesis 18:31-33
New International Version
31 Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?”
He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more.(A) What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten,(B) I will not destroy it.”
33 When the Lord had finished speaking(C) with Abraham, he left,(D) and Abraham returned home.(E)
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