Genesis Chapter 18 verse 29 Holy Bible
And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
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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.
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And 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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And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
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And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
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He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
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And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, `Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, `I do `it' not, because of the forty.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 29. - And he spoke unto him yet again - literally, and he added yet to speak to him (cf. Genesis 4:2; Genesis 8:10, 12; Genesis 25:1) and said (increasing in his boldness as God abounded in his grace), Peradventure there shall be forty found there. Does Abraham hesitate to add the query, "Wilt thou also?" etc., as if fearing he had at last touched the limit of the Divine condescension. If so, he must have been surprised by the continued gracious response which his supplication received. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.