But Lot said to them, “No, please, Lord!

But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”

Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes),

Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said, “Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?

But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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

Abraham 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.”

Finally Abraham 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.”