Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Genesis 18:2

And 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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

KJV

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,

⋯

Commentary

3 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted upH5375 →
עֵינָיו֙'ei.Naveyes hisH5869 →
וַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200 →
וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimmenH582 →
נִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.Vim[were] standingH5324 →
עָלָ֑יו'a.Lavwith himH5921 →
וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200 →
וַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzand he ranH7323 →
לִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.Tamto meet themH7122 →
מִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachfrom [the] opening ofH6607 →
הָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helthe tentH168 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812 →
אָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.Genesis 18:22And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.Genesis 43:26When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.Genesis 43:28“Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”Genesis 44:14When Judah and his brothers arrived at Joseph’s house, he was still there, and they fell to the ground before him.Genesis 18:16When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them off.Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.Genesis 33:3But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.Ruth 2:10At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”Judges 13:6–11So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.Genesis 33:3–7But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.Exodus 18:7So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Featured studies on this passage

Pharaoh Gives Sarah Back to Abraham — Isaac Isaacsz

Walks through Genesis 18

Sarah: Mother of Nations · MannaFest

Open the study →

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah — John Martin

Walks through Genesis 18

Sodom and Gomorrah — Genesis 18-19

Open the study →

Walks through Genesis 18

Type-Scenes: the Stories Scripture Tells Twice

Open the study →

About Genesis

Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Abraham and the Three Angels — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Genesis: the study guide →Read chapter 18 →The featured study →
Continue: Genesis 18 →