Genesis 18:2

And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, hinei, Shloshah Anashim (Three Men) + 18:2 Isa 6:3 stood by him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the entrance of the ohel, and prostrated himself on the ground,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

1And Hashem appeared unto him in the terebinth trees of Mamre; and he sat in the entrance of the ohel (tent) in the heat of the day;

3And said, Adonoi, + 18:3 Hashem, see Gn 18:13 if now I have found chen (favor) in Thy sight, pass not on by, please, from Thy servant;

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Cross References

Genesis 18:16And the Anashim rose up from thence, and peered toward Sodom; and Avraham went with them to send them on the way.

Genesis 19:1And there came two malachim to Sodom at erev; and Lot sat in the sha'ar Sodom; and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 23:12And Avraham bowed down himself before the am ha'aretz.

Genesis 33:3And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground sheva pe'amim, until he came near to achiv (his brother).

Genesis 43:26And when Yosef came home, they presented him the minchah which was in their yad in the house, and prostrated themselves to the ground before him.

Genesis 44:14And Yehudah and his achim came to Bais Yosef; for he was yet there; and they fell before him on the ground.

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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