Genesis

Genesis 18:1–2

¹Then the LORD appeared to Abraham by the Oaks^a of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. ²And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Footnotes

a 18:1 Or Terebinths or Great Trees

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Genesis 18:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
appeared	וַיֵּרָ֤א	way·yê·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
by the Oaks	בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י	bə·’ê·lō·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H436 terebinth
of Mamre	מַמְרֵ֑א	mam·rê	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4471 Mamre
in the heat	כְּחֹ֥ם	kə·ḥōm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2527 heat
of the day	הַיּֽוֹם׃	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
while he	וְה֛וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was sitting	יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the entrance	פֶּֽתַח־	pe·ṯaḥ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of his tent	הָאֹ֖הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent

Genesis 18:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיִּשָּׂ֤א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּ֔רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
men	אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
standing	נִצָּבִ֖ים	niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
nearby	עָלָ֑יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
When he saw them	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
he ran from	וַיָּ֤רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
the entrance	מִפֶּ֣תַח	mip·pe·ṯaḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of his tent	הָאֹ֔הֶל	hā·’ō·hel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H168 tent
to meet them	לִקְרָאתָם֙	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
and bowed low	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
to the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Cross-references

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Genesis 18:1 Genesis 14:13 · Genesis 48:3 · Genesis 13:18 · Acts 7:2 · Genesis 17:22 · Genesis 26:2 · 2 Chronicles 1:7 · Genesis 17:1–3

Genesis 18:2 Hebrews 13:2 · Genesis 18:22 · Genesis 19:1 · Judges 13:3 · Genesis 23:7 · Genesis 18:16 · Genesis 43:26 · Genesis 32:24 · Joshua 5:13 · Genesis 44:14 · Genesis 43:28 · Ruth 2:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.