Genesis
Genesis 18:2
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.
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| 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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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.