complete verse (Genesis 18:29)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 18:29:

  • Kankanaey: “Abraham spoke again and he said, ‘If for-example there are forty only?’ ‘All-right then,’ God said, ‘if there are forty, I will not then destroy their town.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • Newari: “‘Then if there are only forty good people?'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Abraham again said, ‘So/How-about, if only 40 righteous-(ones)?’ The Lord answered, ‘I will- not -destroy the city for the sake of 40 rigtheous-(ones).'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Abraham continued to speak to him like this, saying, ‘What will you do if you find that there are only 40 righteous people there?’ Yahweh replied, ‘I will not destroy them all, for the sake of the 40.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)