Genesis 18:8

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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7And 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.

9And when they had eaten, they said to him: Where is Sara thy wife? He answered: Lo, she is in the tent.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:3He pressed them very much to turn in unto him: and when they were come in to his house, he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread and they ate:

Judges 5:25He asked her water and she gave him milk, and offered him butter in a dish fit for princes.

Nehemiah 12:44And they kept the watch of their God, and the observance of expiation, and the singing men, and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

Luke 17:8And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?

Luke 24:43And when he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he gave to them.

Acts 10:41Not to all the people, but to witnesses preordained by God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he arose again from the dead;

Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:2-9

Abraham's Interview with the Angels. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest… Read the whole commentary →

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