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Genesis 18:1-5

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֤אvai.ye.Ra'H7200unto him in the plainsבְּאֵלֹנֵ֖יbe.'e.lo.NeiH436of Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471:and he satיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the tentהָאֹ֖הֶלha.'O.helH168doorפֶּֽתַח־pe.tach-H6607in the heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117;

2And he lift upוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869and lookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200,and, lo, threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324by him: and when he sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them,he ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to meetH7125them from the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself toward the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

3And saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,My LordH136,if now I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,pass not awayתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674,I pray thee, from thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

4Let a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,I pray youנָ֣אna'H4994,be fetchedיֻקַּֽח־yu.kach-H3947,and washוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364your feetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272,and rest yourselvesוְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּve.hi.sha.'a.NuH8172under the treeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086:

5And I will fetchוְאֶקְחָ֨הve.'ek.ChahH3947a morselפַת־fat-H6595of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,and comfort yeוְסַעֲד֤וּve.sa.'a.DuH5582your heartsלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;after thatאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310ye shall pass onתַּעֲבֹ֔רוּta.'a.Vo.ruH5674:for therefore are ye comeעֲבַרְתֶּ֖ם'a.var.TemH5674toH5921your servantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650.And they saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696,So doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213,as thou hast saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.

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