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Let a littleמְעַטwaterמַיִםbe brought,יֻקַּחplease,נָאand washוְרַחֲצוּyour feet,רַגְלֵיכֶםand restוְהִשָּׁעֲנוּunderתַּחַתthe tree.הָעֵץ
Genesis 18:4
Study it in the app“Let a little water be brought, please, and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:4, word by word
- Let a littleמְעַטmeat
few
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appears- waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- be broughtיֻקַּחyukach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yukach” appears- and washרַחֲצוּrachatsu
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “rachatsu” appears- your feetרַגְלֵיragle
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragle” appears- and restהִשָּׁעֲנוּhishaanu
lean
To rest one's weight upon something that holds one up.
Where else “hishaanu” appears- the treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears
The context
3He said, “Adonai, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.
4 · This verse (above)
5And I will bring a morsel of bread, and refresh your hearts; after that you may go on, since that is why you have come by your servant.” They said, “Do so, as you have said.”
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?