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Berean Standard Bible

“What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?”

Genesis 18:24

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God tells Abraham He is about to judge Sodom for its great sin. Abraham draws near and begins to plead for the city, concerned for any righteous people in it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

World English Bible (WEB)

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?

King James Version (KJV)

Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Quizá hay cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad: ¿destruirás también y no perdonarás al lugar por cincuenta justos que estén dentro de él?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si encontraras cincuenta justos en la ciudad, ¿acabarías con todos, y no perdonarías a la gente de ese lugar por amor a los cincuenta justos?

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