Genesis 18:27
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Genesis 18:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Abraham antwortete und sprach: Siehe doch, ich habe mich unterwunden zu dem Herrn zu reden, und ich bin Staub und Asche.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Abraham replicó y dijo: He aquí ahora que he comenzado á hablar á mi Señor, aunque soy polvo y ceniza:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Abraão replicou e disse: Eis que agora que comecei a falar a meu Senhor, ainda que sou pó e cinza:
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E respondeu Abraão: "Eis que me atrevo a falar ao Senhor, embora seja somente pó e cinza.
📖 Genesis 18:27 in Context
25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
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