18:31 Abraham 3 said, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
18:32 Finally Abraham 4 said, “May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
1 tn The Hebrew verb שָׁחַת (shakhat, “to destroy”) was used earlier to describe the effect of the flood.
2 tn Heb “because of five.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.