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Genesis 18:2

NETBible	Abraham¹ looked up² and saw³ three men standing across⁴ from him. When he saw them⁵ he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low⁶ to the ground.⁷
NIV © biblegateway Gen 18:2	Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 18:2	When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,
NLT © biblegateway Gen 18:2	he suddenly noticed three men standing nearby. He got up and ran to meet them, welcoming them by bowing low to the ground.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 18:2	He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 18:2	And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 18:2	He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 18:2	So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them , he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
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KJV	And he lift up <05375> (8799) his eyes <05869> and looked <07200> (8799)_, and, lo, three <07969> men <0582> stood <05324> (8737) by him: and when he saw <07200> (8799) [them], he ran <07323> (8799) to meet <07125> (8800) them from the tent <0168> door <06607>_, and bowed <07812> (8691) himself toward the ground <0776>_,
NASB © biblegateway Gen 18:2	When he lifted <05375> up his eyes <05869> and looked <07200> , behold <02009> , three <07969> men <0376> were standing <05324> opposite <05921> him; and when he saw <07200> them, he ran <07323> from the tent <0168> door <06607> to meet <07122> them and bowed <07812> himself to the earth <0776> ,
LXXM	anableqav <308> V-AAPNS de <1161> PRT toiv <3588> T-DPM ofyalmoiv <3788> N-DPM autou <846> D-GSM eiden <3708> V-AAI-3S kai <2532> CONJ idou <2400> INJ treiv <5140> A-NPM andrev <435> N-NPM eisthkeisan <2476> V-YAI-3P epanw <1883> PREP autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ idwn <3708> V-AAPNS prosedramen <4370> V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP sunanthsin <4877> N-ASF autoiv <846> D-DPM apo <575> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF yurav <2374> N-GSF thv <3588> T-GSF skhnhv <4633> N-GSF autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ prosekunhsen <4352> V-AAI-3S epi <1909> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF ghn <1065> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	Abraham looked up <05375> and saw <07200> three <07969> men <0376> standing <05324> across from <05921> him. When he saw <07200> them he ran <07323> from the entrance <06607> of the tent <0168> to meet <07125> them and bowed low <07812> to the ground <0776> .
HEBREW	hura <0776> wxtsyw <07812> lhah <0168> xtpm <06607> Mtarql <07125> Uryw <07323> aryw <07200> wyle <05921> Mybun <05324> Mysna <0376> hsls <07969> hnhw <02009> aryw <07200> wynye <05869> avyw (18:2) <05375>

NETBible

Abraham¹ looked up² and saw³ three men standing across⁴ from him. When he saw them⁵ he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low⁶ to the ground.⁷

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Heb “lifted up his eyes.”

³tn Heb “and saw, and look.” The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) draws attention to what he saw. The drawn-out description focuses the reader’s attention on Abraham’s deliberate, fixed gaze and indicates that what he is seeing is significant.

⁴tn The Hebrew preposition עַל (’al) indicates the three men were nearby, but not close by, for Abraham had to run to meet them.

⁵tn The pronoun “them” has been supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.

⁶tn The form וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ (vayyishtakhu, “and bowed low”) is from the verb הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (hishtakhavah, “to worship, bow low to the ground”). It is probably from a root חָוָה (khavah), though some derive it from שָׁחָה (shakhah).

⁷sn The reader knows this is a theophany. The three visitors are probably the Lord and two angels (see Gen 19:1). It is not certain how soon Abraham recognized the true identity of the visitors. His actions suggest he suspected this was something out of the ordinary, though it is possible that his lavish treatment of the visitors was done quite unwittingly. Bowing down to the ground would be reserved for obeisance of kings or worship of the Lord. Whether he was aware of it or not, Abraham’s action was most appropriate.