New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 18:1-16

1Nowthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Abraham 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 raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his 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 bowedH2331downH2331to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'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,and makeH8172yourselvesH8172comfortableH8172underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the treeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086;

5and I willbringוְאֶקְחָ֨הve.'ek.ChahH3947a pieceפַת־fat-H6595of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, so that you mayrefreshוְסַעֲד֤וּve.sa.'a.DuH5582yourselvesלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that you may goH5674onH5674,sinceכִּֽי־ כֵּ֥ןki- kenH3588 H5921 H3651you havevisitedH5674your servantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213as 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.shiH3888it,and 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 setוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.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 your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283?”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,in the tentבָאֹֽהֶל׃va.'O.helH168.”

10He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will certainlyשׁ֣וֹבShovH7725returnאָשׁ֤וּב'a.ShuvH7725to youat this timeכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256nextH2416yearH2416;and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,your wifeאִשְׁתֶּ֑ךָ'ish.Te.khaH802Sarahלְשָׂרָ֣הle.sa.RahH8283will have a sonבֵ֖ןvenH1121.”And Sarahוְשָׂרָ֥הve.sa.RahH8283was listeningשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085at the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607,whichוְה֥וּאve.Hu'H1931was behindאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

11NowAbrahamוְאַבְרָהָ֤םve.'av.ra.HamH85and Sarahוְשָׂרָה֙ve.sa.RahH8283were oldזְקֵנִ֔יםze.ke.NimH2205,advancedבָּאִ֖יםba.'ImH935in ageבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;Sarahלְשָׂרָ֔הle.sa.RahH8283waspastחָדַל֙cha.DalH2308childbearingאֹ֖רַח כַּנָּשִֽׁים׃'O.rach ka.na.ShimH734 H802.

12So Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283laughedוַתִּצְחַ֥קva.titz.ChakH6711to herselfבְּקִרְבָּ֣הּbe.kir.BahH7130,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310I have becomeH1086oldH1086,am I to haveהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961pleasureH5734, mylordוַֽאדֹנִ֖יva.do.NiH113beingH2204oldזָקֵֽן׃za.KenH2204also?”

13But the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100did Sarahשָׂרָ֜הsa.RahH8283laughצָחֲקָ֨הtza.cha.KahH6711,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Shall I actuallyהַאַ֥ף אֻמְנָ֛םha.'Af 'um.NamH637 H552giveH3205birthH3205to a child,when I amH2204sooldזָקַֽנְתִּי׃za.Kan.tiH2204?’

14IsH6381anythingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697tooH4480difficultהֲיִפָּלֵ֥אha.yi.pa.Le'H6381for the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068? At theappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֞דla.mo.'EdH4150I will returnאָשׁ֥וּב'a.ShuvH7725to you,at thisH2416timeכָּעֵ֥תka.'EtH6256nextH2416yearH2416,and Sarahוּלְשָׂרָ֥הu.le.sa.RahH8283will have a sonבֵֽן׃VenH1121.”

15Sarahשָׂרָ֧ה׀sa.RahH8283deniedוַתְּכַחֵ֨שׁva.te.kha.CheshH3584it,however, sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “I did not laughצָחַ֖קְתִּיtza.Chak.tiH6711”;for she wasH3372afraidיָרֵ֑אָהya.Re.'ahH3372.And He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “NoH3808,but you did laughצָחָֽקְתְּ׃tza.Cha.ketH6711.”

16Thenthe menH376roseH6965upH6965from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033,and lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּvai.yash.Ki.fuH8259towardעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;and Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85was walkingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980with them to sendלְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃le.sha.le.ChamH7971them off.

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