New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 18:1-9

1Nowthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to him by theoaksבְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,while he was sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607in the heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

2When he liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376were standingנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324oppositeעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him; and when he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them,he ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323from the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607to meetלִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.TamH7122them and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

3and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “My Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994do notpassתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650by.

4Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994let a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325be broughtיֻקַּֽח־yu.kach-H3947andwashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272, andrestH8172yourselvesH8172underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the treeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086;

5and I willbringוְאֶקְחָ֨הve.'ek.ChahH3947a pieceפַת־fat-H6595of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, that you mayrefreshוְסַעֲד֤וּve.sa.'a.DuH5582yourselvesלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that you may goתַּעֲבֹ֔רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674on, sinceכִּֽי־ כֵּ֥ןki- kenH3588 H5921 H3651you havevisitedעֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.var.TemH5674your servantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213,as you have saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”

6So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hurriedH4116into the tentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168to Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “QuicklyH4116,prepareH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of fineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560flourקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058 H5560,kneadל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888itand makeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213breadעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692cakesH5692.”

7Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85also ranרָ֣ץratzH7323to the herdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,and tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andchoiceוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896calfבֶּן־ בָּקָ֜רben- ba.KarH1121 H1241and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itto the servantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and he hurriedוַיְמַהֵ֖רvay.ma.HerH4116to prepareלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it.

8He tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947curdsחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529and milkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461and the calfוּבֶן־ הַבָּקָר֙u.ven- ha.ba.KarH1121 H1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had preparedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and placedוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them; and he was standingעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by them underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086as they ateוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

9Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “WhereH335is Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,in the tentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.”

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