And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to Jehovah, who am but dust and ashes.
2 Samuel 14:12 - Modern King James Version Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak one more word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the woman said, Let your handmaid, I pray you, speak one word to my lord the king. He said, Say on. American Standard Version (1901) Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. Common English Bible Then the woman said, “May your female servant say something to my master the king?” “Speak!” he said. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the woman said, "Let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the woman said: Let thy handmaid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak. |
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to Jehovah, who am but dust and ashes.
And he said, Oh do not let Jehovah be angry, and I will speak only once more. Perhaps ten shall be found there. And He said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.
And Judah came near him and said, O my lord, pray let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, for you are even as Pharaoh.
Then she said, Please let the king remember Jehovah your God, that you would not allow the avengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they should destroy my son. And he said, As the Lord lives, there shall not one hair of your son fall to the earth.
And the woman said, Why then have you thought such a thing against the people of God? For the king speaks this thing as one who is at fault, in that the king does not bring his banished one home again.
And when he had come near her, the woman said, Are you Joab? And he answered, I am. And she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. And he answered, I hear.
Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?
And Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then stretching out his hand, Paul made a defense:
And she fell at his feet and said, On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be. And please let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid.