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Genesis 18:2-8

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.

6And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedוַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.HerH4116into the tentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168unto Sarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Make ready quicklyמַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.RiH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429of fineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888it,and makeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213cakesעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692upon the hearthH6213.

7And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranרָ֣ץratzH7323unto the herdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241,and fetchtוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a calfבֶּן־ בָּקָ֜רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390and goodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itunto a young manהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and he hastedוַיְמַהֵ֖רvay.ma.HerH4116to dressלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213it.

8And he tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947butterחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529,and milkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461,and the calfוּבֶן־ הַבָּקָר֙u.ven- ha.ba.KarH1241 H1121which he had dressedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and setוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440;and he stoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by them under the treeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086,and they did eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

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