Genesis 18:31
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And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
In other translations
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הִנֵּה־hineh-here!H2009נָאna'pleaseH4994הוֹאַלְתִּיho'altiI have undertakenH2974לְדַבֵּרledaberto speakH1696אֶל־'el-toH413אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136אוּלַי'ulaiperhapsH194יִמָּצְאוּןyimatze'unthey will be found !H4672שָׁםshamthereH8033עֶשְׂרִים'esrimtwentyH6242וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808אַשְׁחִית'ashchitI will destroy [it]H7843בַּעֲבוּרba'avurfor sake ofH5668הָעֶשְׂרִים׃ha'esrimthe twentyH6242
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