Genesis 18
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Genesis 18:3-8

3and saidH559, “1My LordH113, ifH518 nowH4994 I have foundH4672 favorH2580 in Your sightH5869, pleaseH4994 do not 2passH5674 Your servantH5650 by. 4PleaseH4994 let a littleH4592 waterH4325 be broughtH3947 and 3washH7364 4your feetH7272, and makeH8172 yourselvesH8172 comfortableH8172 underH8478 the treeH6086; 5and I will 56bringH3947 a pieceH6595 of breadH3899, so that you may 7refreshH5582 yourselvesH3820; afterH310 that you may goH5674 onH5674, sinceH3588H5921H3651 you have 8visitedH5674 your servantH5650.” And they saidH559, “SoH3651 doH6213 as you have saidH1696.” 6So AbrahamH85 hurriedH4116 into the tentH168 to SarahH8283, and saidH559, “9QuicklyH4116, prepareH4116 threeH7969 10measuresH5429 of fineH5560 flourH7058H5560, kneadH3888 it, and makeH6213 breadH5692 cakesH5692.” 7AbrahamH85 also ranH7323 to the herdH1241, and tookH3947 a tenderH7390 and 11choiceH2896 calfH1121H1241 and gaveH5414 it to the servantH5288, and he hurriedH4116 to prepareH6213 it. 8He tookH3947 curdsH2529 and milkH2461 and the calfH1121H1241 whichH834 he had preparedH6213, and setH5414 it beforeH6440 them; and he was standingH5975 by them underH8478 the treeH6086 12as they ateH398.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Genesis 18

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