Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” New Living Translation And the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire city for their sake.” English Standard Version And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Berean Standard Bible So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.” King James Bible And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. New King James Version So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” New American Standard Bible So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the entire place on their account.” NASB 1995 So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.” NASB 1977 So the LORD said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.” Legacy Standard Bible So Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.” Amplified Bible So the LORD said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.” Christian Standard Bible The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD said, “If I find 50 righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” American Standard Version And Jehovah said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH said: “If I shall find in Sadom fifty righteous within the city, I shall forgive all the place because of them.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord said, If there should be in Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole city, and the whole place for their sakes. Contemporary English Version The LORD replied, "If I find 50 good people in Sodom, I will save the city to keep them from being killed." Douay-Rheims Bible And the Lord said to him: If I And in Sodom fifty just within the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake. English Revised Version And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD said, "If I find 50 innocent people inside the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake." Good News Translation The LORD answered, "If I find fifty innocent people in Sodom, I will spare the whole city for their sake." International Standard Version The LORD said, "If I find 50 righteous people within Sodom, I'll forgive the whole place for their sake." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the LORD said: 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sake.' Literal Standard Version And YHWH says, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.” Majority Standard Bible So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.” New American Bible The LORD replied: If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake. NET Bible So the LORD replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake." New Revised Standard Version And the LORD said, “If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for their sake.” New Heart English Bible The LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake." Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. World English Bible Yahweh said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Abraham Begs for Sodom…25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?” 26So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.” 27Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—… Cross References Genesis 18:17 And the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? Jeremiah 5:1 "Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. Isaiah 6:13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. Isaiah 10:22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. Isaiah 19:24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: Jump to Previous Account Borne City Fifty Find Forgive Mercy Midst Righteous Sake Sakes Sodom Spare Upright Whole WithinJump to Next Account Borne City Fifty Find Forgive Mercy Midst Righteous Sake Sakes Sodom Spare Upright Whole WithinGenesis 18 1. The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.9. Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son. 16. The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham. 23. Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants. Verse 26. - And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city (thus accepting the test proposed by Abraham, but not necessarily thereby acquiescing in the absolute soundness of his logic), then I will spare (not as an act of justice, but as an exercise of mercy, and not because of any suspicions that might otherwise attach to my rectitude, but solely in vindication of my clemency) all the place (not the righteous merely, which was all that justice could have legitimately demanded) for their sakes, i.e. because of the claims upon my mercy which grace admits the righteous to prefer. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I find אֶמְצָ֥א (’em·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present fifty חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים (ḥă·miš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 2572: Fifty righteous ones צַדִּיקִ֖ם (ṣad·dî·qim) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous within בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the city הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement of Sodom, בִסְדֹ֛ם (ḇis·ḏōm) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea on their account בַּעֲבוּרָֽם׃ (ba·‘ă·ḇū·rām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that I will spare וְנָשָׂ֥אתִי (wə·nā·śā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the whole לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every place.” הַמָּק֖וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links Genesis 18:26 NIVGenesis 18:26 NLT Genesis 18:26 ESV Genesis 18:26 NASB Genesis 18:26 KJV Genesis 18:26 BibleApps.com Genesis 18:26 Biblia Paralela Genesis 18:26 Chinese Bible Genesis 18:26 French Bible Genesis 18:26 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 18:26 Yahweh said If I find in Sodom (Gen. 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