Genesis 18:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
Genesis 18:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 18:27 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 18:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.”
Genesis 18:27 — World English Bible
Genesis 18:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: ”
Genesis 18:27 — American Standard Version
Genesis 18:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abraham answereth and saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have willed to speak unto the Lord, and I--dust and ashes;”
Genesis 18:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 18:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes. ”
Genesis 18:27 — Darby Translation
Genesis 18:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abraham answered and said, Behold nowe, I haue begun to speake vnto my Lord, and I am but dust and ashes.”
Genesis 18:27 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 18:27 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken upon myself to speak to my Lord—I who am dust and ashes.”
Genesis 18:27 — The Living Sword
Genesis 18:27 in Context — Genesis 18
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 have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure 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.
29 And 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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What Does Genesis 18:27 Mean?
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