Discovery BoxGenesis 18:28 
Context18:28 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
Context18:30 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
Context18:32 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
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.
