Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And again he said to him: But if forty be found there, what wilt thou do? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of forty. Ephesians 6:18 By all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit: and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints: Hebrews 4:16 Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy and find grace in seasonable aid. Context Abraham Begs for Sodom…28What if there be five less than fifty just persons? wilt thou for five and forty destroy the whole city: And he said: I will not destroy it, if I find five and forty. 29And again he said to him: But if forty be found there, what wilt thou do? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of forty.30Lord, saith he, be not angry, I beseech thee, if I speak: What if thirty shall be found there? He answered: I will not do it, if I find thirty there.… Cross References Genesis 18:28 What if there be five less than fifty just persons? wilt thou for five and forty destroy the whole city: And he said: I will not destroy it, if I find five and forty. Genesis 18:30 Lord, saith he, be not angry, I beseech thee, if I speak: What if thirty shall be found there? He answered: I will not do it, if I find thirty there. Lexicon Once againוַיֹּ֨סֶף (way·yō·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment [Abraham] spoke לְדַבֵּ֤ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to [the LORD], אֵלָיו֙ (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “Suppose אוּלַ֛י (’ū·lay) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 194: Perhaps forty אַרְבָּעִ֑ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty are found יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present there?” שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither He answered, וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “On account בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that of the forty, הָאַרְבָּעִֽים׃ (hā·’ar·bā·‘îm) Article | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no do it.” אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make Additional Translations Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 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 the forty's sake. And he continued to speak to him still, and said, But if there should be found there forty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the forty's sake. And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake. 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 the forty's sake. And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake." And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, 'Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, because of the forty.' Jump to Previous Account Addeth Chance Continued Forty Found Once Peradventure Perhaps Sake Speak SupposeJump to Next Account Addeth Chance Continued Forty Found Once Peradventure Perhaps Sake Speak SupposeExternal Links Genesis 18:29 NIVGenesis 18:29 NLT Genesis 18:29 ESV Genesis 18:29 NASB Genesis 18:29 ASV Genesis 18:29 Bible Apps Genesis 18:29 Biblia Paralela Genesis 18:29 Chinese Bible Genesis 18:29 French Bible Genesis 18:29 German Bible Alphabetical: account again and are do For forty found he him I if it not of on Once only said sake spoke Suppose the there to What will yet OT Law: Genesis 18:29 He spoke to him yet again (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |