Genesis 18:27

27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,

Genesis 18:27 in Other Translations

KJV
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
ESV
27 Abraham answered and said, "Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
NLT
27 Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.
MSG
27 Abraham came back, "Do I, a mere mortal made from a handful of dirt, dare open my mouth again to my Master?
CSB
27 Then Abraham answered, "Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord-even though I am dust and ashes-

Genesis 18:27 In-Context

25 Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
26 The LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27 Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?” “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
29 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.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19; S Job 2:8; Job 30:19; Job 42:6
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