27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I, who am dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord.


In Context

24 Peradventure there are fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are in it?

25 That 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?

26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I, who am dust and ashes, have taken upon me to speak to the Lord.

28 Peradventure there will 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.

29 And he spoke to him yet again, and said, Peradventure there will be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake.

Genesis 18:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:27Then 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,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:27Abraham answered, |See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answereth and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I — dust and ashes;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken on me to speak to the LORD, which am but dust and ashes: