Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 18 of Genesis. Abraham intercedes for Sodom and raises questions concerning justice and mercy. The dialogue presents Abraham as concerned about the fate of the righteous within a city facing judgment.
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Es mögen vielleicht fünfzig Gerechte in der Stadt sein; wolltest du die umbringen und dem Ort nicht vergeben um fünfzig Gerechter willen, die darin wären?
Quizá hay cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad: ¿destruirás también y no perdonarás al lugar por cincuenta justos que estén dentro de él?
Quizá haya cincuenta justos dentro de la ciudad. ¿La destruirás y no perdonarás al lugar por causa de los cincuenta justos que haya en ella?
Peut-être y a-t-il cinquante justes au milieu de la ville: les feras-tu périr aussi, et ne pardonneras-tu pas à la ville à cause des cinquante justes qui sont au milieu d'elle?
Forse vi son cinquanta uomini giusti dentro a quella città; li faresti tu eziandìo perire? anzi non perdoneresti tu a quel luogo per amor di cinquanta uomini giusti, che vi fosser dentro?
Se porventura houver cinqüenta justos na cidade, destruirás também, e não pouparás o lugar por causa dos cinqüenta justos que estão dentro dela?
假若那城裏有五十個義人,你真的還要剿滅,不因城裏這五十個義人饒了那地方嗎?
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