27 Then Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am (A)but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord:

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27 וַיַּ֥עַן אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הִנֵּה־נָ֤א הוֹאַ֙לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י וְאָנֹכִ֖י עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר׃

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

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27 And Abraham replied, “Now behold, I have [a]ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am only (A)dust and ashes.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:27 Or resolved

27 Then 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,(A)

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