rsv Genesis:18:26-32 SEEK
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And the LORD said , "
If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city ,
I will spare the whole place for their sake ."
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Abraham answered , "
Behold ,
I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord ,
I who am but dust and ashes .
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Suppose five of the fifty righteous are lacking ?
Wilt thou destroy the whole city for lack of five ?"
And he said , "
I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there ."
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Again he spoke to him ,
and said , "
Suppose forty are found there ."
He answered , "
For the sake of forty I will not do it ."
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Then he said , "
Oh let not the Lord be angry ,
and I will speak .
Suppose thirty are found there ."
He answered , "
I will not do it ,
if I find thirty there ."
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He said , "
Behold ,
I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord .
Suppose twenty are found there ."
He answered , "
For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it ."
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Then he said , "
Oh let not the Lord be angry ,
and I will speak again but this once .
Suppose ten are found there ."
He answered , "
For the sake of ten I will not destroy it ."