Genesis 18:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”
Genesis 18:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 18:30 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 18:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.””
Genesis 18:30 — World English Bible
Genesis 18:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. ”
Genesis 18:30 — American Standard Version
Genesis 18:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he saith, `Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, `I do <FI>it<Fi> not, if I find there thirty.'”
Genesis 18:30 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 18:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry that I speak! Perhaps there may be thirty found there. And he said, I will not do it if I find thirty there. ”
Genesis 18:30 — Darby Translation
Genesis 18:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Againe he said, Let not my Lord nowe be angry, that I speake, What if thirtie be founde there? Then he saide, I will not doe it, if I finde thirtie there.”
Genesis 18:30 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 18:30 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he said, “Oh do not be angry, my Lord. And perhaps thirty shall be found there.” And he said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.””
Genesis 18:30 — The Living Sword
Genesis 18:30 in Context — Genesis 18
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 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.
32 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.
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What Does Genesis 18:30 Mean?
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