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Genesis 18:2

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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;	And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,	And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And he lift up^H5375 his eyes^H5869 and looked^H7200, and, lo, three^H7969 men^H582 stood^H5324 by him: and when he saw^H7200 them, he ran^H7323 to meet^H7125 them from the tent^H168 door^H6607, and bowed^H7812 himself toward the ground^H776,

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים נִצָּבִים עָלָיו וַיַּרְא וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אָרְצָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֤א	va/i.yi.Sa'	H5375	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he lifted up
עֵינָי/ו֙	'ei.Na/v	H5869	HNcbdc/Sp3ms	eyes/ his
וַ/יַּ֔רְא	va/i.Yar'	H7200	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he saw
וְ/הִנֵּה֙	ve./hi.Neh	H2009	HC/Tm	and/ there!
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	she.lo.Shah	H7969	HAcmsa	three
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים	'a.na.Shim	H376	HNcmpa	men
נִצָּבִ֖ים	ni.tza.Vim	H5324	HVNrmpa	(were) standing
עָלָ֑י/ו	'a.La/v	H5921	HR/Sp3ms	with/ him
וַ/יַּ֗רְא	va/i.Yar'	H7200	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he saw
וַ/יָּ֤רָץ	va/i.Ya.rotz	H7323	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he ran
לִ/קְרָאתָ/ם֙	li/k.ra.Ta/m	H7125	HR/Vqc/Sp3mp	to/ meet/ them
מִ/פֶּ֣תַח	mi./Pe.tach	H6607	HR/Ncmsc	from/ (the) opening of
הָ/אֹ֔הֶל	ha./'O.hel	H168	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ tent
וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	va/i.yish.Ta.chu	H7812	HC/Vtw3ms	and/ he bowed down
אָֽרְצָ/ה	'A.re.tza/h	H776	HNcbsa/Sd	(the) ground/ towards

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H168 — אֹהֶל (ʼôhel, o'-hel): from אָהַל; a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance); covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.
• H582 — אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, en-oshe'): from אָנַשׁ; properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified אָדָם); hence,; a man in general (singly or collectively); another, [idiom] (blood-) thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, [idiom] in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ([idiom] of them), [phrase] stranger, those, [phrase] their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. Compare אִישׁ.
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H5324 — נָצַב (nâtsab, naw-tsab'): a primitive root; to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively); appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.
• H5375 — נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, naw-saw'): or נָסָה; (Psalm 4:6 (אֲבַד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.
• H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
• H6607 — פֶּתַח (pethach, peh'-thakh): from פָּתַח; an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way; door, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.
• H7125 — קִרְאָה (qirʼâh, keer-aw'): from קָרָא; an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite); [idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7323 — רוּץ (rûwts, roots): a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.
• H7812 — שָׁחָה (shâchâh, shaw-khaw'): a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God); bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
• H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H2009 — הִנֵּה (hinnêh, hin-nay'): prolongation for הֵן; lo!; behold, lo, see.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• And he — Judges 13:3, Judges 13:9, Hebrews 13:2
• bowed — Genesis 23:7, Genesis 33:3-7, Genesis 43:26, Genesis 43:28, Genesis 44:14, 2 Kings 2:15
• he ran — Romans 12:13
• three — Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:1, Hebrews 13:2, 1 Peter 4:9

Reciprocal references (17): Genesis 23:12, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 42:6, Genesis 48:12, Exodus 18:7, Numbers 22:36, Joshua 5:13, Judges 19:15, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 12:4, 2 Samuel 24:20, 1 Kings 18:7, Isaiah 58:7, Ezekiel 10:1, Matthew 25:35, Luke 24:4, Hebrews 11:9

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: SALUTATIONS, TRAVELLERS
• Nave’s: ABRAHAM, ANGEL (a spirit), COMMUNION, CONDESCENSION OF GOD, GOD, GUEST, HOSPITALITY, ISAAC, MAMRE, MANNERS, SALUTATIONS

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