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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.
Then he spoke to him again, “Suppose forty are found there? ” He answered, “I will not do it on account of forty.”
Again he spoke to him and said, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of forty I will not do it.”
And 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.”
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.”
And he spoke to Him yet again and said, “Suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I will not do it for the sake of forty.”
Then Abraham pressed his request further. “Suppose there are only forty?” And the LORD replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the forty.”
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.”