^18:7Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant,²³ who quickly prepared it.²⁴^18:8Abraham²⁵ then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food²⁶ before them. They ate while²⁷ he was standing near them under a tree.

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Footnotes

23 Heb “the young man.”
24 The construction uses the Piel preterite, “he hurried,” followed by the infinitive construct; the two probably form a verbal hendiadys: “he quickly prepared.”
25 Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 The words “the food” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.
27 The disjunctive clause is a temporal circumstantial clause subordinate to the main verb.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it. Then Abraham took curds and milk, as well as the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it. When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Abraham ran to the cattle and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, and he made haste to prepare it. Then 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 they ate.

KJV 1900King James Version

And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

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