Genesis 18:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 Looking up, he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground,(A) 3 he said: “Sir,[a] if it please you, do not go on past your servant. 4 Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest under the tree.
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- 18:3 Abraham addresses the leader of the group, whom he does not yet recognize as the Lord; in the next two verses he speaks to all three men. The other two are later (Gn 19:1) identified as angels. The shifting numbers and identification of the visitors are a narrative way of expressing the mysterious presence of God.
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