Genesis 18:27 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּ֥עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
הוֹאַ֨לְתִּי֙
yâʼal
H2974
to be willing
לְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנָ֔י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
וְאָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
עָפָ֥ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
וָאֵֽפֶר
ʼêpher
H665
ashes
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abraham spoke up and said, “Behold, please, I have taken it upon myself to speak to my Lord, although I dust and ashes.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).