Genesis 18:30-32

Context

18:30 Then Abraham¹ said, “May the Lord not be angry² so that I may speak!³ What if thirty are found there?” He replied, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”

18:31 Abraham⁴ 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 Abraham⁵ 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.”

[18:30] ¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:30] ²tn Heb “let it not be hot to the Lord.” This is an idiom which means “may the Lord not be angry.”

[18:30] ³tn After the jussive, the cohortative indicates purpose/result.

[18:31] ⁴tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:32] ⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.