Genesis 18:24 — Bible Verse (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?”

Genesis 18:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 18:24 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 18:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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?”

Genesis 18:24 — World English Bible

Genesis 18:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 18:24 — American Standard Version

Genesis 18:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty--the righteous who <FI>are<Fi> in its midst?”

Genesis 18:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 18:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?”

Genesis 18:24 — Darby Translation

Genesis 18:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“If there be fiftie righteous within the citie, wilt thou destroy and not spare the place for the fiftie righteous that are therein?”

Genesis 18:24 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 18:24 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Perhaps there are fifty righteous in the city. Will you sweep away and not forgive the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?”

Genesis 18:24 — The Living Sword

Genesis 18:24 in Context — Genesis 18

22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

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

25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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What Does Genesis 18:24 Mean?

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