Genesis 18:2
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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 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
In other translations
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 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשָּׂאvaiyisa'and he lifted upH5375עֵינָיו'einaveyes hisH5869וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009שְׁלֹשָׁהsheloshahthreeH7969אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582נִצָּבִיםnitzavim[were] standingH5324עָלָיו'alavwith himH5921וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200וַיָּרָץvaiyarotzand he ranH7323לִקְרָאתָםlikratamto meet themH7122מִפֶּתַחmipetachfrom [the] opening ofH6607הָאֹהֶלha'ohelthe tentH168וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּvaiyishtachuand he bowed downH7812אָרְצָה׃'aretzah[the] ground towardsH776
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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