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What if only thirty can be found there?&#8221 He answered, &#8220I will not do it if I find thirty there.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/18.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the LORD replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.” <a href="/esv/genesis/18.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/18.htm">King James Bible</a> And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/18.htm">New King James Version</a> Then he said, “Let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?” So He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <a href="/nasb/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then he said, &#8220Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?&#8221 And He said, &#8220I will not do it if I find thirty there.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then he said, “Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <a href="/amp/genesis/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Abraham said [to Him], “Oh, may the Lord not be angry, and I will speak; suppose thirty [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <a href="/csb/genesis/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then he said, &#8220Let the Lord not be angry, and I will speak further. Suppose 30 are found there?&#8221 He answered, &#8220I will not do it if I find 30 there.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/18.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/cev/genesis/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, LORD, if I ask you what you will do if there are only 30 good people in the city." "If I find 30," the LORD replied, "I still won't destroy it." <a href="/erv/genesis/18.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/gwt/genesis/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Please don't be angry if I speak again," Abraham said. "What if 30 are found there?" He answered, "If I find 30 there, I will not do it." <a href="/gnt/genesis/18.htm">Good News Translation</a> Abraham said, "Please don't be angry, Lord, but I must speak again. What if there are only thirty?" He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty." <a href="/isv/genesis/18.htm">International Standard Version</a> Abraham then asked, "I hope my LORD will not be angry if I speak. What if 30 are found there?" The LORD answered, "I won't do it for the sake of those 30." <a href="/msb/genesis/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Abraham said, ?May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?? He replied, ?If I find thirty there, I will not do it.? <a href="/net/genesis/18.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/genesis/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said, "Oh do not let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there." <a href="/wbt/genesis/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said, Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there will thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/web/genesis/18.htm">World English Bible</a> He said, “Oh don’t let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?” He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says, “Please let it not be displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: perhaps there are found there thirty?” And He says, “I do not do [it], if I find there thirty.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith, 'Let it not be, I Pray thee, displeasing to the Lord, and I speak: peradventure there are found there thirty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, if I find there thirty.' <a href="/slt/genesis/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, Now will it not kindle to the Lord, and I will speak: If thirty shall be found there? And he will say, I will not do, if I shall find thirty there.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Lord, saith he, be not angry, I beseech thee, if I speak: What if thirty shall be found there? He answered: I will not do it, if I And thirty there. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “I ask you,” he said, “not to be angry, Lord, if I speak. What if thirty were found there?” He responded, “I will not act, if I find thirty there.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/18.htm">New American Bible</a> Then he said, “Do not let my Lord be angry if I go on. What if only thirty are found there?” He replied: I will refrain from doing it if I can find thirty there. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then he said, “Oh do not let the Lord be angry if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if I find thirty there.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Abraham said, Oh let not the LORD be displeased and I will speak: Suppose there shall thirty be found there? And he said, I will not destroy it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he said, “Let it not be evil to LORD JEHOVAH, and I shall speak; and if thirty are found there?” and he said “I shall not destroy if I find thirty there.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he said: 'Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak. Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.' And He said: 'I will not do it, if I find thirty there.' <a href="/sep/genesis/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he said, Will there be anything against me, Lord, if I shall speak? but if there be found there thirty? And he said, I will not destroy it for the thirty's sake. <a href="/parallel/genesis/18-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3961" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Abraham Begs for Sodom</a> …29Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.” 30<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Then Abraham said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: la·ḏō·nāy (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">“May the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2734.htm" title="2734: yi·ḥar (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To burn or be kindled with anger. A primitive root; to glow or grow warm; figuratively to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.">be angry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: wa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">but let me speak further.</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">Suppose</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp:: Pn) -- To attain to, find. ">are found</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">He replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ’em·ṣā (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I find</a> <a href="/hebrew/7970.htm" title="7970: šə·lō·šîm (Number-cp) -- Thirty. Or shloshiym; multiple of shalowsh; thirty; or thirtieth.">thirty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">do it.”</a> 31And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/32-11.htm">Exodus 32:11-14</a> But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. / Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to whom You swore by Your very self when You declared, ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and it shall be their inheritance forever.’” ... <a href="/numbers/14-17.htm">Numbers 14:17-20</a> So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: / ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ / Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.” ... <a href="/jeremiah/18-7.htm">Jeremiah 18:7-10</a> At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. / But if that nation I warned turns from its evil, then I will relent of the disaster I had planned to bring. / And if at another time I announce that I will build up and establish a nation or kingdom, ... <a href="/amos/7-2.htm">Amos 7:2-6</a> And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?” / So the LORD relented from this plan. “It will not happen,” He said. / This is what the Lord GOD showed me: The Lord GOD was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land. ... <a href="/jonah/3-9.htm">Jonah 3:9-10</a> Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.” / When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them. <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a> and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. <a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a> “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Ezekiel 22:30</a> I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I should not destroy it. But I found no one. <a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a> So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them. <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Job 42:8-10</a> So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.” / So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer. / After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ... <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-13</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? ... <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a> Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. <a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a> And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. <a href="/hebrews/4-16.htm">Hebrews 4:16</a> Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said to him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.<a href="/genesis/44-18.htm">Genesis 44:18</a> Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.<a href="/judges/6-39.htm">Judges 6:39</a> And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.<a href="/esther/4-11.htm">Esther 4:11-16</a> All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/4-6.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/genesis/18-28.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/genesis/18-29.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/genesis/11-22.htm">Thirty</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Displeasing</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Find</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Found</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Peradventure</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Perhaps</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/genesis/18-31.htm">Suppose</a> <a href="/genesis/25-17.htm">Thirty</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 18</div>1. <a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.</a> 9. <a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son.</a> 16. <a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.</a> 23. <a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Abraham's approach to God is marked by humility and reverence, acknowledging God's sovereignty and righteousness. This reflects the cultural context of the ancient Near East, where approaching a deity required respect and acknowledgment of one's own unworthiness. Abraham's intercession is a type of Christ, who intercedes on behalf of humanity (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).Suppose thirty are found there?” Abraham continues his negotiation with God, demonstrating his deep concern for the righteous in Sodom. This reflects the biblical principle of God's justice and mercy, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/18-23.htm">Ezekiel 18:23</a>, where God expresses no pleasure in the death of the wicked. The number thirty, while arbitrary, signifies Abraham's hope that a small remnant could avert judgment, similar to the remnant theology found throughout Scripture (<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>).He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.” God's response highlights His willingness to spare the city for the sake of the righteous, underscoring His mercy and justice. This is consistent with God's character as revealed throughout the Bible, where He is patient and desires repentance (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>). The dialogue between God and Abraham foreshadows the ultimate intercession of Christ, who secures salvation for believers through His righteousness (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a> The patriarch of the Israelites, known for his faith and obedience to God. In this passage, he is interceding for the city of Sodom. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The Lord</a> God, who is engaging in a dialogue with Abraham regarding the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sodom.htm">Sodom</a> A city known for its wickedness, which God plans to destroy due to its sinfulness. 4. <a href="/topical/i/intercession.htm">Intercession</a> The act of Abraham pleading with God to spare the city if righteous people can be found there. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_mercy.htm">Divine Mercy</a> The theme of God's willingness to spare the city for the sake of the righteous, highlighting His mercy and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_intercession.htm">The Power of Intercession</a> Abraham's dialogue with God shows the importance and power of intercessory prayer. Believers are encouraged to pray for others, trusting in God's mercy and justice. <a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a> This passage illustrates the balance between God's justice in dealing with sin and His mercy in sparing the righteous. Christians are reminded of the importance of living righteously. <a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_prayer.htm">Boldness in Prayer</a> Abraham's respectful yet bold approach to God encourages believers to approach God with confidence, knowing that He listens to our prayers. <a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_righteousness.htm">The Value of Righteousness</a> The potential sparing of Sodom for the sake of a few righteous individuals underscores the impact that a righteous life can have on a community. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience.htm">God's Patience</a> God's willingness to engage in dialogue with Abraham shows His patience and desire for relationship with His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 18</a> <a href="/q/is_tithing_necessary_for_christians.htm">Is tithing necessary for Christians?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_tithes,_offerings.htm">What does the Bible say about tithes and offerings?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_abraham_host_the_lord_as_travelers.htm">How could Abraham host and feed three travelers identified as the Lord in human form (Genesis 18:1-5) without any hint of deception or strangeness?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_'h'_in_jesus_h._christ_mean.htm">Why did Sarah refer to Abraham as lord?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord he angry, - literally, let there not be burning with anger to the Lord (Adonai) - and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. <a href="/commentaries/genesis/18-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then [Abraham] said, וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “May the Lord לַֽאדֹנָי֙ (la·ḏō·nāy) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not be angry, יִ֤חַר (yi·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2734.htm">Strong's 2734: </a> To glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy but let me speak [further]. וַאֲדַבֵּ֔רָה (wa·’ă·ḏab·bê·rāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue Suppose אוּלַ֛י (’ū·lay) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> Perhaps thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֑ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth are found יִמָּצְא֥וּן (yim·mā·ṣə·’ūn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present there?” שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither He answered, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not I find אֶמְצָ֥א (’em·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present thirty שְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7970.htm">Strong's 7970: </a> Thirty, thirtieth there, שָׁ֖ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither I will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no do it.” אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֔ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/18-30.htm">Genesis 18:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/18-30.htm">OT Law: Genesis 18:30 He said Oh don't let the Lord (Gen. 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