Study it in the app“And 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.””
And I will bringוְאֶקְחָהa morselפַתof bread,לֶחֶםand refreshוְסַעֲדוּyour hearts;לִבְּכֶםafter thatאַחַרyou may go on,תַּעֲבֹרוּsinceכִּיthat is whyעַל כֵּןyou have come byעֲבַרְתֶּם עַלyour servant.”עַבְדְּכֶםThey said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Doתַּעֲשֶׂהso,כֵּןasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou have said.”דִּבַּרְתָּ
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “ekcha” appearspiece, morsel
Piece, morsel, bit of bread.
Where else “fat” appearsbread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appearssustain, strengthen
Sustain, strengthen. "Sustain the heart" is to refresh oneself by eating.
Where else “saadu” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “taavoru” appearsyour servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dibarta” appears4Let a little water be brought, please, and wash your feet, and rest under the tree.
5 · This verse (above)
6So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, three seahs of flour, fine flour! Knead it and make cakes.”
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?
