Genesis 18:30

New English Translation

³⁰Then Abraham^[a] said, “May the Lord not be angry^[b] so that I may speak!^[c] What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

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Footnotes

Genesis 18:30 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
Genesis 18:30 tn Heb “let it not be hot to the Lord.” This is an idiom which means “may the Lord not be angry.”
Genesis 18:30 tn After the jussive, the cohortative indicates purpose/result.

Genesis 18:30

New King James Version

³⁰Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?”

So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

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Genesis 18:30

New International Version

³⁰Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry,^(A) but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?”

He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

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Genesis 18:30

English Standard Version

³⁰Then he said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”

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