Genesis 18
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Genesis 18:1-5

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Abrahamby the Oaksבְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471in the heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117,while heוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931was sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at the entranceפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607of his tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168.
2And Abraham looked upוַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙vai.yi.Sa' 'ei.NavH5375H5869and sawוַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙vai.Yar' ve.hi.NehH7200H2009threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582standingנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324nearbyעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921.When he saw themוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200,he ran fromוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323the entranceמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607of his tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168to meet themלִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.TamH7122and bowed lowוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
3“My lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,”saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559Abraham, “ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994do notאַל־ נָ֥א'al- na'H408H4994passתַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥לta.'a.Vor me.'AlH5674H5921your servant byעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.
4Let a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325be broughtיֻקַּֽח־ נָ֣אyu.kach- na'H3947H4994,that you may washוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272and restוְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּve.hi.sha.'a.NuH8172yourselves underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the treeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.
5And I will bringוְאֶקְחָ֨הve.'ek.ChahH3947a bitפַת־fat-H6595of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899so that you may refreshוְסַעֲד֤וּve.sa.'a.DuH5582yourselvesלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820.This is whyכִּֽי־ עַל־ כֵּ֥ןki- 'al- kenH3588H5921H3651you have passedתַּעֲבֹ֔רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674your servant’s wayעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.After thatאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310,you may continue on your wayעֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם עַֽל־'a.var.Tem 'al-H5674H5921.” “Yesכֵּ֥ןkenH3651,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “you may doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”
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