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# Look

The phrase "Look" here draws attention to the surprising information that follows.

# I have undertaken to speak

"Pardon me for being so bold as to speak to you" or "Excuse me for daring to speak"

# to my Lord

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]])

# 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. AT: "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"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Look`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The phrase "Look" here draws attention to the surprising information that follows.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I have undertaken to speak`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"Pardon me for being so bold as to speak to you" or "Excuse me for daring to speak"`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# to my Lord`

			`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]])`

			`# 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. AT: "only a mortal man" or "as unimportant as dust and ashes" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# five less than fifty righteous`
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			`"only forty-five righteous people"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for lack of five`
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			`"if there are five fewer righteous people"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I will not destroy it`
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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"I will not destroy Sodom"`

			`# translationWords`

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added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]`