18And Yahweh appeared to him^a by the oaks of Mamre. And he was sitting in the doorway of the tent at the heat of the day. ²And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near^b him. And he saw them and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground. ³And he said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your eyes do not pass by your servant. ⁴Let a little water be brought and wash your feet, and rest under the tree. ⁵And let me bring a piece of bread, then^c refresh yourselves.^d Afterward you can pass on, once^e you have passed by with your servant.” Then they said, “Do so as you have said.” ⁶Then^f Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and he said, “Quickly—make three seahs of fine flour for kneading and make bread cakes!” ⁷And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a calf,^g tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it. ⁸Then he took curds and milk, and the calf which he prepared, and set it before them. And he was standing by them under the tree while^h they ate.

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Footnotes

aAbraham
bOr “by”; the context requires some distance for Abraham to run to them
cOr “and”
dLiterally “your heart”
eLiterally “for therefore”
fOr “And”
gLiterally “a son of cattle”
hOr “and”