And he took butter and milk, and the calf which he had prepared, and set before them, and stood himself by them under the tree: and [a]they did eat.

¶ Then they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he answered, Behold, she is in the tent.

10 And he said, (A)I will certainly come again unto thee according to the time of [b]life: and lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son: and Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:8 For as God gave them bodies for a time, so gave he them the faculties thereof, to walk, to eat and drink, and such like.
  2. Genesis 18:10 That is, about this time when she shall be alive, or when the child shall come into this life.

He then brought some curds(A) and milk(B) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(C) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

“Where is your wife Sarah?”(D) they asked him.

“There, in the tent,(E)” he said.

10 Then one of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year,(F) and Sarah your wife will have a son.”(G)

Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him.

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