Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
New American Standard Bible
When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three
King James Version
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Holman Bible
He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him.
International Standard Version
he glanced up and saw three men standing there, not far from him. As soon as he noticed them, Abraham ran from the tent entrance to greet them and bowed low to the ground.
American Standard Version
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
Amplified
When he raised his eyes and looked up, behold, three men were standing [a little distance] from him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down [with his face] to the ground,
Bible in Basic English
And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
Darby Translation
And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,
Julia Smith Translation
And he shall lift up his eyes and shall see, and behold, three men stood by him: and he will see and will run to meet them from the door of the tent, and will bow himself to the earth.
King James 2000
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw [them] and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed toward the ground.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he lift up his eyes and looked: and lo, three men stood not far from him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and fell to the ground
NET Bible
Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
New Heart English Bible
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
The Emphasized Bible
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! three men, standing over against him, - so he looked and ran to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bowed himself to the earth;
Webster
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
World English Bible
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
Youngs Literal Translation
and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To abraham
Condescension of God » Enters into covenant with abraham
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Mamre » A plain near hebron » Entertains three angels, and is promised a son
Interlinear
Nasa'
`ayin
Ra'ah
Shalowsh
Natsab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 18:2
Images Genesis 18:2
Prayers for Genesis 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaac's Birth Promised
1 And LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day. 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth, 3 and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
Names
Cross References
Hebrews 13:2
Do not forget love for strangers, for by this some lodged heavenly agents, unaware.
Genesis 18:22
And the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, but Abraham yet stood before LORD.
Genesis 19:1
And the two [heavenly] agents came to Sodom at evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. And Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. And he bowed himself with his face to the earth,
Genesis 18:16
And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. And Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 23:7
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.
Genesis 32:24
And Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.
Genesis 43:26
And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed down themselves to him to the earth.
Genesis 43:28
And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.
Genesis 44:14
And Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house. And he was yet there, and they fell before him on the ground.
Joshua 5:13
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man opposite him with his sword drawn in his hand. And Joshua went to him, and said to him, Are thou for us, or for
Judges 13:3
And the agent of LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, thou are barren, and do not bear, but thou shall conceive, and bear a son.
Genesis 33:3-7
And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Judges 13:6-11
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came to me, and his countenance was like the countenance of the agent of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him from where he was, neither did he tell me his name,
Ruth 2:10
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in thy sight that thou should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?
2 Kings 2:15
And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
Romans 12:13
sharing for the needs of the sanctified, pursuing love for strangers.
1 Peter 4:9
stranger-loving toward each other without complaints.