Genesis 18:26
World English Bible (WEB)
The LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
In context
24 What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
25 May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 The LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
28 What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
Genesis 18:26 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
- KJV King James Version
- And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.