Genesis 18:1-8
Birth of Isaac Promised
1 Now (A)the Lord appeared to him by the (a)(B)oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.
2 When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three (C)men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,
3 and said, “(b)My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not (c)pass Your servant by.
4 Please let a little water be brought and (D)wash your feet, and (d)rest yourselves under the tree;
5 and I will (e)(E)bring a piece of bread, that you may (f)refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have (g)visited your servant.” And they said, “So do, as you have said.”
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “(h)Quickly, prepare three (i)measures of fine flour, knead it and make bread cakes.”
7 Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and (j)choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it.
8 He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree (k)as they ate.
Footnotes:
a.
Genesis 18:1: ['Or ', terebinths]
b.
Genesis 18:3: ['Or ', O Lord]
c.
Genesis 18:3: ['Lit ', pass away from Your servant]
d.
Genesis 18:4: ['Lit ', support]
e.
Genesis 18:5: ['Lit ', take]
f.
Genesis 18:5: ['Lit ', sustain your heart]
g.
Genesis 18:5: ['Lit ', come to]
h.
Genesis 18:6: ['Lit ', Hasten three measures]
i.
Genesis 18:6: ['Heb ', seah, '; i.e. one seah equals approx eleven qts']
j.
Genesis 18:7: ['Lit ', good]
k.
Genesis 18:8: ['Lit ', and]