Genesis 18:29 meaning and explanation

Once again Abraham spoke to the LORD, “Suppose forty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the forty, I will not do it.”

Genesis 18:29, Berean Standard Bible

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Abraham is bargaining with the LORD over Sodom, having just learned that the city's outcry has reached heaven. In the previous verse he secured a promise of mercy if forty-five righteous people could be found.

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