Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
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Verse 28 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 möchten vielleicht fünf weniger den fünfzig Gerechte darin sein; wolltest du denn die ganze Stadt verderben um der fünf willen? Er sprach: Finde ich darin fünfundvierzig, so will ich sie nicht verderben.
Quizá faltarán de cincuenta justos cinco: ¿destruirás por aquellos cinco toda la ciudad? Y dijo: No la destruiré, si hallare allí cuarenta y cinco.
Peut-être des cinquante justes en manquera-t-il cinq: pour cinq, détruiras-tu toute la ville? Et l'Eternel dit: Je ne la détruirai point, si j'y trouve quarante-cinq justes.
Forse ne mancheranno cinque di quei cinquanta uomini giusti; distruggeresti tu tutta la città per cinque persone? E il Signore disse: Se io ve ne trovo quarantacinque, io non la distruggerò.
Se porventura de cinqüenta justos faltarem cinco, destruirás por aqueles cinco toda a cidade? E disse: Não a destruirei, se eu achar ali quarenta e cinco.
假若這五十個義人少了五個,你就因為少了五個而毀滅全城嗎?」他說:「我在那裏若找到四十五個,就不毀滅。」
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