World English Bible
"Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes."
— Genesis 18:27, World English Bible
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes: ”
“Then Abraham asked,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord(although I am but dust and ashes),”
“And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes.”
“And Abraham answering said, Truly, I who am only dust, have undertaken to put my thoughts before the Lord:”
“And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:”
What if there are fifty righteous within the city? Will you consume and not spare the place for the fifty righteous who are in it?
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Yahweh said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sake."
Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
What if there will lack five of the fifty righteous? Will you destroy all the city for lack of five?" He said, "I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty's sake."
He said, "Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there?" He said, "I will not do it, if I find thirty there."