18:27 Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord 1 (although I am but dust and ashes), 2
18:31 Abraham 3 said, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “Lord” here and in vv. 30, 31, 32 is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay).
2 tn The disjunctive clause is a concessive clause here, drawing out the humility as a contrast to the
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.