Genesis 18:8

And he took cream 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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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 Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man, and he hastened to dress it.

9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife! And he said, Behold, in the tent.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:3And he pressed upon them greatly, and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they did eat.

Judges 5:25Water he asked, milk she gave [him]: in a lordly dish she brought him cream.

Nehemiah 12:44And there were appointed at that day certain men as superintendents over the chambers for the treasuries, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions according to the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah had joy on the priests and on the Levites that stood there,

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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