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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.”

Genesis 18:29 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીઉત્પત્તિ ૧૮:૨૯
તેણે ફરી તેમની સાથે વાત કરી અને કહ્યું, “કદાચ ત્યાં ચાળીસ ન્યાયી મળે તો?” તેમણે ઉત્તર આપ્યો, “ચાળીસને લીધે પણ હું એમ નહિ કરું.”
हिन्दीउत्पत्ति १८:२९
फिर उसने उससे यह भी कहा, “कदाचित् वहाँ चालीस मिलें।” उसने कहा, “तो मैं चालीस के कारण भी ऐसा न करूँगा।”

In context

27Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.

28What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?” He said, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

29He 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.”

30He 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.”

31He said, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord. What if there are twenty found there?” He said, “I will not destroy it for the twenty’s sake.”

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