Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 18:2-8
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.
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.”
6So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.HerH4116into the tentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283, “Quick! Prepareמַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.RiH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969seahsסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of fineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,knead itל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888,and bakeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213some breadעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692.”
7Meanwhile, Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranרָ֣ץratzH7323toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the herdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,selectedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390and choiceוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896calfבֶּן־ בָּקָ֜רben- ba.KarH1121H1241,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it toאֶל־'el-H413a servantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,who hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֖רvay.ma.HerH4116to prepareלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213itאֹתֽוֹ׃'o.ToH853.
8Then Abraham broughtוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947curdsחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529and milkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461and the calfוּבֶן־ הַבָּקָר֙u.ven- ha.ba.KarH1121H1241thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had been preparedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and he set themוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414before the menלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440andוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931stoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086as they ateוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.
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
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