Genesis 18
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Genesis 18:1-8

1Now 1the Lord appeared to 2Abraham by the 34oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. 2When he raised his eyes and looked, behold, three 5men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down to the ground, 3and said, “6My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not 7pass Your servant by. 4Please let a little water be brought and 8wash 9your feet, and make yourselves comfortable under the tree; 5and I will 1011bring a piece of bread, so that you may 12refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have 13visited your servant.” And they said, “So do as you have said.” 6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “14Quickly, prepare three 15measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread cakes.” 7Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and 16choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it. 8He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree 17as they ate.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 18:1 Gen 12:7; 17:1 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 18:1 Lit him ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 18:1 Or terebinths ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 18:1 Gen 13:18; 14:13 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 18:2 Gen 18:16, 22; 32:24; Josh 5:13; Judg 13:6-11; Heb 13:2 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 18:3 Or O Lord ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 18:3 Lit pass away from Your servant ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 18:4 Gen 19:2; 24:32; 43:24 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 18:4 I.e., referring to the three visitors ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 18:5 Lit take ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 18:5 Judg 6:18, 19; 13:15, 16 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 18:5 Lit sustain your heart ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 18:5 Lit come to ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 18:6 Lit Hasten three measures ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 18:6 Heb seah; one seah is about 7 qt. or 7.7 liters ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 18:7 Lit good ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 18:8 Lit and ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 18

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