Genesis 18:6-8
Legacy Standard Bible
6 So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “[a]Hurry, prepare [b]three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and make bread cakes.” 7 Abraham also ran to the herd and took a tender and [c]choice calf and gave it to his young man, and he hurried to prepare it. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree, and they ate.
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- Genesis 18:6 Lit Hasten 3 measures
- Genesis 18:6 Approx. 21 qt. or 23 l, a seah was approx. 7 qt. or 7.7 l
- Genesis 18:7 Lit good
Genesis 18:6-8
New International Version
6 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)
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(B) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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