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Douay-Rheims
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And Abraham answered, and said: Seeing I have once begun, I will speak to my Lord, whereas I am dust and ashes.
King James
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And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
Louis Second
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Abraham reprit, et dit: Voici, j'ai osé parler au Seigneur, moi qui ne suis que poudre et cendre
Martin Luther
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Abraham antwortete und sprach: Ach siehe, ich habe mich unterwunden zu reden mit dem HErrn, wiewohl ich Erde und Asche bin.
Vulgate
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respondens Abraham ait quia semel coepi loquar ad Dominum meum cum sim pulvis et cinis

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


ait : he says.
quia : because.
semel : a single time, for the first time, even once, once, ever.
coepi : began, started, undertook, initiated (pres. incipio ).
cum : (with indicative) when.
cum : (prep + abl.) with.
cum : (with subjunctive) when, as, while, since, although.
pulvis : dust, powder /arena, scene of action.
cinis : cineris : ashes, embers.