Genesis 18:3

Genesis 18:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
• New International Version (NIV)He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant.

Context of Genesis 18:3

1Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. 2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. 4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree. 5And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”

Genesis 18:3 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• My lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• ifאִם'im · ifH518
• I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• favorחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in your sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• do notאַל'al · notH408
• passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• passעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your servant byעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650

Cross-references for Genesis 18:3

• Genesis 32:5I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”

Commentaries on Genesis 18:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And said, My Lord, etc. - The word is אדני Adonai, not יהוה Yehovah, for as yet Abraham did not know the quality of his guests. For an explanation of this word, See note on Genesis 15:8.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-33Verses 1-33 - The Visit of the Lord to Abraham 2. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body in token of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclination of the body to entire prostration with the forehead touching the ground. 6. סאה se'ah a “seah,” about an English peck, the third part of an ephah. The ephah contained ten omers. The omer held about five pints. This chapter describes Abraham‘s fellowship with God. On the gracious…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3My lord: The Hebrew text uses ’adonay, which always refers to God. In Hebrew tradition, people said this word when they saw the letters of God's holy name ("Yahweh") in the text. The text here might use ’adonay instead of the more common ’adoni to show this was the angel of the Lord, meaning the Lord himself (see study note on 16:7). We do not know if Abraham knew who his visitors were at first. But by the end of the story, he knew he had been talking…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. My Lord, if now I have found favor--The hospitalities offered are just of the kind that are necessary and most grateful, the refreshment of water, for feet exposed to dust and heat by the sandals, being still the first observed among the pastoral people of Hebron.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 18:3

• Abraham
• Communion
• Condescension of God
• God
• Hospitality
• Isaac
• Mamre

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Ashes
• Certainly
• Comfort
• Command
• Cook
• Cry
• Grace
• Grievous
• Hard

Commentaries on Genesis 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings