Genesis 18:29 
ContextNET © | Abraham 1 spoke to him again, 2 “What if forty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.” |
NIV © | Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it." |
NASB © | He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty." |
NLT © | Then Abraham pressed his request further. "Suppose there are only forty?" And the LORD replied, "I will not destroy it if there are forty." |
MSG © | Abraham spoke up again, "What if you only find forty?" "Neither will I destroy it if for forty." |
BBE © | And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty. |
NRSV © | Again he spoke to him, "Suppose forty are found there." He answered, "For the sake of forty I will not do it." |
NKJV © | And he spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose there should be forty found there?" So He said, "I will not do it for the sake of forty." |
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NET © | Abraham 1 spoke to him again, 2 “What if forty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it for the sake of the forty.” |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn The construction is a verbal hendiadys – the preterite (“he added”) is combined with an adverb “yet” and an infinitive “to speak.” |