GEN 18:3 Parallel View

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ULT and he said, “My lords, if I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.

UST and he said to them, “Sirs, if you consider me worthy to be your host, please do not leave here without letting me serve you as my guests.

BSB § “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.

OEB and said, ‘Sirs, if you are willing to do me a favour, do not, I beg of you, pass by your servant.

WEB and said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.

NET He said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.

LSV and he says, “My Lord, if now I have found grace in Your eyes, please do not pass on from Your servant;

FBV He said, “Sir,[fn] if you please, don't continue your journey without spending some time here with me, your servant.

18:3 It seems Abraham was addressing just one of them, perhaps seeing him as their leader.

T4T and said to one of them, “Sir, if you are pleased with me, stay here for a little while [LIT].

LEB And he said, “My lord, if I have found favor in your eyes do not pass by your servant.

BBE And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:

MOF No MOF GEN book available

JPS and said: 'My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

ASV and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

DRA And he said: Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant:

YLT And he saith, 'My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;

DBY and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

RV and said, My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

WBS And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

KJB And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
(And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy/your sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy/your servant: )

BB And sayde: Lorde, yf I haue nowe founde fauour in thy sight, passe not away I praye thee from thy seruaunt.
(And said: Lord, if I have now found fauour in thy/your sight, pass not away I pray thee from thy/your servant.)

GNV And he said, Lord, if I haue now founde fauour in thy sight, goe not, I pray thee, from thy seruant.
(And he said, Lord, if I have now found fauour in thy/your sight, go not, I pray thee, from thy/your servant. )

CB and sayde: LORDE, yf I haue founde fauoure in thy sight, go not by yi seruaut.
(and said: LORD, if I have found favour in thy/your sight, go not by yi servant.)

WYC and seide, Lord, if Y haue founde grace in thin iyen, passe thou not thi seruaunt,
(and said, Lord, if I have found grace in thin eyes, pass thou/you not thy/your servant,)

LUT und sprach: HErr, habe ich Gnade funden vor deinen Augen, so gehe nicht vor deinem Knechte über.
(and spoke: HErr, have I Gnade funden before/in_front_of deinen Augen, so go not before/in_front_of deinem Knechte über.)

CLV Et dixit: Domine, si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne transeas servum tuum:
(And dixit: Domine, when/but_if inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne transeas servum tuum: )

BRN And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε, Κύριε, εἰ ἄρα εὗρον χάριν ἐναντίον σου, μὴ παρέλθῃς τὸν παῖδά σου.
(Kai eipe, Kurie, ei ara heuron ⱪarin enantion sou, maʸ parelthaʸs ton paida sou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

and,said

Alternate translation: “and said to them,”

Note 1 topic: grammar-honorifics

אֲדֹנָ֗⁠י

my=master/master

Abraham uses lords here as a polite address to the three men. The Hebrew word “lord” can also be a reference to God, but notice that at this point Abraham probably thought he was talking to men or angels. It wasn’t until later that he realized that one of them was Yahweh (verse 14). Alternate translation: “My masters,” or “Gentlemen,”

אִם נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֔י⁠ךָ

if now found graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on/at/with,eyes,your

The pronoun your is singular here in the Hebrew text, and also in the next clause. It could be that Abraham is addressing each of the three men simultaneously, or that he is addressing their leader or spokesman. Alternate translation: “if you are satisfied with me,” or “if you would honor me with your presence,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אַל נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵ⁠עַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽ⁠ךָ

not now pass from=under servant,your

Abraham refers to himself as a servant here in order to show respect to his guests. Alternate translation: “please stay here for a while as my guests.”

Parallel GEN 18:3