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


In Context

24 peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty — the righteous who are in its midst?

25 Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been — as the righteous so the wicked — far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

26 And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'

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

28 peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous — dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, 'I destroy it not, if I find there forty and five.'

29 And he addeth again to speak unto Him and saith, 'Peradventure there are found there forty?' and He saith, 'I do it not, because of the forty.'

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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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 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: