Revised Version 1895

Genesis 18:2-8

2and heliftוַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869andlookedוַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'H7200, and,loוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376stoodנִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.VimH5324overagainstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: and when hesawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200them, heranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323tomeetH7125them from thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168doorמִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachH6607, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776,

3andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Mylordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH113,ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָ֨אna'H4994I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674notאַל־'al-H408awayH5674, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, from thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650:

4letH4994nowH4994alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325be fetched, andwashוְרַחֲצ֖וּve.ra.cha.TzuH7364yourfeetרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םrag.lei.KhemH7272, andrestוְהִֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּve.hi.sha.'a.NuH8172yourselvesunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thetreeהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086:

5and I will fetch amorselפַת־fat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and comfort ye yourheartלִבְּכֶם֙li.be.KhemH3820;afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310that ye shallpassH5674on: forasmuch as ye are come to yourservantעַבְדְּכֶ֑ם'av.de.KhemH5650. And theysaidH559,SoH3651doתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הta.'a.SehH6213, as thou hastsaidH559.

6AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85hastenedוַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.HerH4116intoאֶל־'el-H413thetentהָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168untoSarahשָׂרָ֑הsa.RahH8283, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Makeוַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.SiH6213readyquicklyמַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.RiH4116threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969measuresסְאִים֙se.'ImH5429offineסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560mealקֶ֣מַחKe.machH7058,kneadל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiH3888it, andmakeH6213cakesעֻגֽוֹת׃u.GotH5692.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85ranרָ֣ץratzH7323unto theherdהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241, and fetched acalfבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241tenderרַ֤ךְrakhH7390andgoodוָטוֹב֙va.tOvH2896, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it unto theservantהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288; and he hasted to dress it.

8And hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947butterחֶמְאָ֜הchem.'AhH2529, andmilkוְחָלָ֗בve.cha.LavH2461, and thecalfהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had dressed, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440them; and hestoodעֹמֵ֧ד'o.MedH5975by themunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thetreeהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086, and theydidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213eatוַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃vai.yo.Khe.luH398.

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