Genesis 18:28-30

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁸ suppose the fifty righteous lack five. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five? ’

He replied, ‘I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.’

²⁹ Then he spoke to him again, ‘Suppose forty are found there? ’

He answered, ‘I will not do it on account of forty.’

³⁰ Then he said, ‘Let my lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose thirty are found there? ’

He answered, ‘I will not do it if I find thirty there.’