See in Reader
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33 lines
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# Look
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The phrase "Look" here draws attention to the surprising information that follows.
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# I have undertaken to speak
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"Pardon me for being so bold as to speak to you" or "Excuse me for daring to speak"
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# to my Lord
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Abraham shows his respect to Yahweh by speaking to Yahweh as if he were speaking to someone else. AT: "to you, my Lord" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
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# only dust and ashes
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This metaphor describes Abraham as a human being, who will die and whose body will turn into to dust and ashes. AT: "only a mortal man" or "as unimportant as dust and ashes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# five less than fifty righteous
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"only forty-five righteous people"
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# for lack of five
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"if there are five fewer righteous people"
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# I will not destroy it
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"I will not destroy Sodom"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lordgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]] |