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He said,וַיֹּאמַר“Adonai,אֲדֹנָיifאִםI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָpleaseנָא נָאdo notאַלpass byתַעֲבֹר מֵעַלyour servant.עַבְדֶּךָ
Genesis 18:3
Study it in the app“He said, “Adonai, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:3, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Lord
The Lord, said of God.
Where else “adona” appears- I have foundמָצָאתִיmatsati
find favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “matsati” appears- favorחֵןchen
favor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appears- in your eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- pass byתַעֲבֹרtaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “taavor” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears
The context
2He lifted his eyes and looked, and look, three men were standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
3 · This verse (above)
4Let a little water be brought, please, and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.
To study Genesis 18 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when he saw the three men, and what did they announce about Sarah (vv. 2-10)?
2. What it means
What does the question “Is anything too difficult for YHWH?” teach (v. 14)?
3. How I live it
Whom can you welcome this week to your home or table with Abraham’s generosity?