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Genesis 18:27

Abraham
HumilityPrayer

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.

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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BSB
Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
KJV
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
WEB
Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.
ASV
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
DARBY
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have ventured to speak unto the Lord; I, who am dust and ashes.
BLB
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord, and I [am] dust and ash.
ÅB
Men Abraham tok igjen til orde og sa: Se, jeg har dristet meg til å tale til Herren, enda jeg er støv og aske;
OTB
Da talte Abraham igjen: “Nå som jeg har vært så dristig å tale til Herren, selv om jeg er intet annet enn støv og aske,
B1930
Men Abraham tok atter til orde og sa: Se, jeg har dristet mig til å tale til Herren, enda jeg er støv og aske;

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 6:5

    Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

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  • Genesis 3:19

    In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

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  • Luke 5:8

    When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

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  • Isaiah 64:8

    But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

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  • Job 30:19

    He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:47–48

    The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:7

    Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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  • Genesis 2:7

    And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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