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Genesis 18:6

So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”

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ASV

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.

KJV

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְמַהֵ֧רvay.ma.Herand he hurriedH4116 →
אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
הָאֹ֖הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahthe tent towardsH168 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׂרָ֑הsa.RahSarahH8283 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מַהֲרִ֞יma.ha.Ribring quicklyH4116 →
שְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshthreeH7969 →
סְאִים֙se.'ImseahsH5429 →
קֶ֣מַחKe.machflourH7058 →
סֹ֔לֶתSo.letfine flourH5560 →
ל֖וּשִׁיLu.shiknead [it]H3888 →
וַעֲשִׂ֥יva.'a.Siand makeH6213 →
עֻגֽוֹת׃u.Gotbread cakesH5692 →

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2 Samuel 13:6So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.Matthew 13:33He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”Romans 12:13Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.Genesis 24:67And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.Luke 10:38–40As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.Acts 16:15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.Isaiah 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.1 Timothy 5:14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.Ezekiel 4:12And you shall eat the food as you would a barley cake, after you bake it over dried human excrement in the sight of the people.”Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

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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
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