When he raised his eyes and looked, behold, three (A)men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed down to the ground, and said, “[a]My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not [b]pass Your servant by. Please let a little water be brought and (B)wash [c]your feet, and make yourselves comfortable under the tree; and I will [d](C)bring a piece of bread, so that you may [e]refresh yourselves; after that you may go on, since you have [f]visited your servant.” And they said, “So do as you have said.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:3 Or O Lord
  2. Genesis 18:3 Lit pass away from Your servant
  3. Genesis 18:4 I.e., referring to the three visitors
  4. Genesis 18:5 Lit take
  5. Genesis 18:5 Lit sustain your heart
  6. Genesis 18:5 Lit come to

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,

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

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