Add parallel Print Page Options

He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them. Abraham said, “Sirs,[a] please stay a while with me, your servant. I will bring some water to wash your feet. You can rest under the trees.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:3 Sirs This Hebrew word can mean “sirs” or “Lord.” This might show that these were not ordinary men.

Abraham looked up(A) and saw three men(B) standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.(C)

He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(D) my lord,[a] do not pass your servant(E) by. Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet(F) and rest under this tree.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:3 Or eyes, Lord

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:

Read full chapter