NIV: Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."
NAS: He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty."
KJV: And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
GWT: Abraham asked him again, "What if 40 are found there?" He answered, "For the sake of the 40 I will not do it."
ASV: And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
BBE: And again he said to him, By chance there may be forty there. And he said, I will not do it if there are forty.
DBY: And he continued yet to speak with him, and said, Perhaps there may be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for the forty's sake.
DRB: And again he said to him: But if forty be found there, what wilt thou do? He said: I will not destroy it for the sake of forty.
WBS: And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.
WEB: He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
YLT: And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, 'Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, because of the forty.'
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