Genesis 18:24
“Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?”
Genesis 18:24 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
- DRADouay–Rheims
- If there be fifty just men in the city, shall they perish withal? and wilt thou not spare that place for the sake of the fifty just, if they be therein?
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
- DARBYDarby
- 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?
- WEBThe World English Bible
- 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?
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 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 are in its midst?
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it?"
Context: Genesis 18
22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25That 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?
26And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
About Genesis 18: The Birth of Isaac Promised
God visits Abraham and tells him that Sarah will have a son, despite her old age. Abraham laughs at the idea, but Sarah becomes pregnant and gives birth to Isaac.
Commentary
Genesis 18 is a chapter that focuses on the visit of three men to Abraham and Sarah. These men are later revealed to be angels sent by God to announce to Abraham and Sarah that they will have a son. This is a significant moment in the Bible as it marks the beginning of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham that he would be the father of many nations.