Genesis 18:27-29

The Voice

Abraham (emboldened): ²⁷ Look, I know I am just a human being, scooped from the dust and ashes of the earth, but if I might implore You, Lord, a bit further: ²⁸ What if the city lacked 5 of those 50 right-living people? What then? Would You destroy the entire city because it lacked those 5?

Eternal One: I won’t destroy the city if I find 45 good and true people there.

Abraham (persisting): ²⁹ Suppose 40 are found there.

Eternal One: I won’t destroy the city for the sake of 40.