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Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth.

And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man: who made haste and boiled it.

He took also butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and set before them: but he stood by them under the tree.

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So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs[a] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”(A)

Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(B) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. He then brought some curds(C) and milk(D) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(E) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms