Genesis 18:28

18:28 what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy 1  the whole city because five are lacking?” 2  He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Genesis 18:30

18:30 Then Abraham 3  said, “May the Lord not be angry 4  so that I may speak! 5  What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

Genesis 18:32

18:32 Finally Abraham 6  said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”

1 tn The Hebrew verb שָׁחַת (shakhat, “to destroy”) was used earlier to describe the effect of the flood.

2 tn Heb “because of five.”

3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Heb “let it not be hot to the Lord.” This is an idiom which means “may the Lord not be angry.”

5 tn After the jussive, the cohortative indicates purpose/result.

6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.