Genesis 18:3

and said, “Sirs, if you are willing to do me a favor, do not, I beg of you, pass by your servant.

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And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

In Context

2and, as he looked up, three men stood there before him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed to the ground

4Since you have come to your servant, let a little water be brought, so that you may wash your feet, and lie down under the tree.

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Cross References

Genesis 32:5I have oxen and donkeys, flocks and male and female slaves, and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may win your favor.’”

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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