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So Abrahamוַ אַבְרָהָםhurriedיְמַהֵרinto the tentהָאֹהֱלָהto Sarahאֶל שָׂרָהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Quickly,מַהֲרִיthreeשְׁלֹשׁseahsסְאִיםof flour,קֶמַחfine flour!סֹלֶתKnead itלוּשִׁיand makeוַעֲשִׂיcakes.”עֻגוֹת
Genesis 18:6
Study it in the app“So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, three seahs of flour, fine flour! Knead it and make cakes.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 18:6, word by word
- So Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- hurriedיְמַהֵרyemaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaher” appears- into the tentאֹהֱלָohela
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohela” appears- to Sarahשָׂרָהsara
Sarah
Sarah, the name God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. It means "princess".
Where else “sara” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- threeשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- seahsסְאִיםseim
seah
Seah: a measure for grain, about 7 liters.
Where else “seim” appears- of flourקֶמַחkemach
flour
Flour.
Where else “kemach” appears- fine flourסֹלֶתsolet
fine flour
Fine flour, the best kind.
Where else “solet” appears- Knead itלוּשִׁיlushi
knead
Knead.
Where else “lushi” appears- and makeעֲשִׂיasi
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asi” appears- cakesעֻגוֹתugot
flat cake
Round, thin loaf baked on hot stones.
Where else “ugot” appears
Translation note
A seah was a dry measure, a third of an ephah (about 7 liters). Three seahs is a lot of flour for three guests.
The context
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.”
6 · This verse (above)
7And to the herd Abraham ran, and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the young man, who hurried to prepare it.
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?