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Berean Standard Bible

“Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.””

Genesis 18:32

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Abraham has been bargaining with the Lord over Sodom, lowering the number of righteous people needed to spare the city from fifty down toward ten. He is aware he is speaking boldly to the God of all the earth.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the ten’s sake.”

King James Version (KJV)

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for the ten`s sake.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said, O let not the Lord be angry and I will say only one word more: by chance there may be ten there. And he said, I will have mercy because of the ten.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y volvió á decir: No se enoje ahora mi Señor, si hablare solamente una vez: quizá se hallarán allí diez. No la destruiré, respondió, por amor de los diez.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Finalmente, Abraham dijo: ―No te molestes mi Señor; hablaré sólo una vez más. Supongamos que sólo encontraras diez justos. Y el Señor le contestó: ―Entonces, por amor a los diez, no destruiría la ciudad.

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