unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/18/27.md

## Look what I have done, taking it upon myself to speak to my Lord ##

This can be translated as "Forgive me for daring to speak to my Lord"

## only dust and ashes ##

This metaphor describes Abraham as a human being, who will die and whose body will turn into to dust and ashes. It can also be translated as "only a mortal man" or "as unimportant as dust and ashes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## five less than fifty righteous ##

"only forty-five righteous people"

## for lack of five ##

"if there are five fewer righteous people"

## I will not destroy it ##

"I will not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Look what I have done, taking it upon myself to speak to my Lord ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This can be translated as "Forgive me for daring to speak to my Lord"`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## only dust and ashes ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`This metaphor describes Abraham as a human being, who will die and whose body will turn into to dust and ashes. It can also be translated as "only a mortal man" or "as unimportant as dust and ashes." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`## five less than fifty righteous ##`

			`"only forty-five righteous people"`

			`## for lack of five ##`

			`"if there are five fewer righteous people"`

			`## I will not destroy it ##`

			`"I will not destroy Sodom and Gomorrah"`