29. Once again Abraham spoke, "What if forty are there?"The Lord said, "For the sake of forty, I will do nothing."
30. He said, "Don’t be angry with me, my Lord, but let me speak. What if thirty are there?"The Lord said, "I won’t do it if I find thirty there."
31. Abraham said, "Since I’ve already decided to speak with my Lord, what if twenty are there?"The Lord said, "I won’t do it, for the sake of twenty."
32. Abraham said, "Don’t be angry with me, my Lord, but let me speak just once more. What if there are ten?"And the Lord said, "I will not destroy it because of those ten."
33. When the Lord finished speaking with Abraham, he left; but Abraham stayed there in that place.