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OET (OET-LV) And_said my_master if please I_have_found favour in/on/at/with_eyes_your do_not please pass_by from_under servant_your.
OET (OET-RV) and said, “My masters, if I’ve found favour in your eyes, please don’t just carry on past your slave.
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
and,said
Alternate translation: “and said to them,”
Note 1 topic: grammar-honorifics
אֲדֹנָ֗י
my=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.”
18:3 My lord: The Hebrew text uses ’adonay (“Lord”), the word that is usually reserved for God. In Hebrew tradition, it was spoken in places where the holy name Yahweh (the Lord) was in the text. Perhaps the text uses ’adonay rather than the more common ’adoni to show that this was the angel of the Lord—i.e., the Lord himself (see study note on 16:7). We don’t know whether Abraham knew his visitors’ identity at the outset, but by the story’s end Abraham certainly knew he had been talking with God.
OET (OET-LV) And_said my_master if please I_have_found favour in/on/at/with_eyes_your do_not please pass_by from_under servant_your.
OET (OET-RV) and said, “My masters, if I’ve found favour in your eyes, please don’t just carry on past your slave.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.