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- Look what I have done, taking it upon myself to speak to my Lord - This can be translated as "Forgive me for daring to speak to my Lord"
- 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. It can also be translated as "only a mortal man" or "as unimportant as dust and ashes." (See: en:ta:vol1: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 and Gomorrah"