Genesis 18:29

And hee spake vnto him yet againe, and said, Peraduenture there shall be fourtie found there: and he said, I will not doe it for fourties sake.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there? And He said, "I will not do {it} on account of the forty.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.
- Basic English Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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."
- World English Bible

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.'
- Youngs Literal Bible

And he spoke 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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 18:29

18:27 Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes - He speaks as one amazed at his own boldness, and the liberty God graciously allowed him, considering God's greatness, he is the Lord; and his own meanness, but dust and ashes. Whenever we draw near to God, it becomes us reverently to acknowledge the vast distance that there is between us and Him. He is the Lord of glory, we are worms of the earth.

18:30 Oh let not the Lord be angry - The importunity which believers use in their addresses to God is such, that if they were dealing with a man like themselves, they could not but fear that he would be angry with them. But he with whom we have to do is God and not man, and he is pleased when he is wrestled with. But why then did Abraham leave off asking when he had prevailed so far as to get the place spared if there were but ten righteous in it? Either, Because he owned that it deserved to perish if there were not so many: as the dresser of the vineyard, who consented that the barren tree should be cut down if one year's trial more did not make it fruitful, #Luke 13:9|. Or, Because God restrained his spirit from asking any farther. When God hath determined the ruin of a place, he forbids it to be prayed for, #Jer 7:16|.