Verse List for GEN 18:2

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OET (OET-RV) Abraham looked up and was surprised to see three men standing a short distance away. He ran from the tent opening to meet them and bowed respectfully,

OET-LV And_he _lifted _up eyes _of_his and_he/it _saw and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE three men were_standing on/upon/above_him/it and_he/it _saw and_he _ran to_meet_them from_the _opening _of the _tent and_he _bowed _down ground_to_the.

ULT And he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing nearby him. And, when he saw, them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed himself to the ground,

UST Abraham looked up and saw that there were three men standing a short distance away. As soon as he saw them, he jumped up and hurried to them to greet them. Then he bowed before them with his face to the ground to show respect,

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB and, as he looked up, three men stood there before him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed to the ground

WEBBE & WMBB He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

NET Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

LSV and he lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, three men standing by him, and he sees, and runs to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bows himself toward the earth,

FBV He looked up and all of a sudden he saw three men standing there. As soon as he saw them, he ran over to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

T4T Abraham looked up [MTY] and was surprised to see three men standing near him. Actually, one was Yahweh, and the other two were angels. When he saw them, he ran to meet them. He prostrated himself with his face on the ground to show respect,

LEB And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near[fn] him. And he saw them and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.

BBE 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;

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JPS and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,

ASV and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

DRA And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

YLT and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,

Drby And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth,

RV and he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

SLT And he shall lift up his eyes and shall see, and behold, three men stood by him: and he will see and will run to meet them from the door of the tent, and will bow himself to the earth.

Wbstr And he lifted 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,

KJB-1769 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,

KJB-1611 And he lift vp his eyes and looked, and loe, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, hee ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe toward the ground,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he lift vp his eyes and loked, and loe, three men stoode by hym: And when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed hym selfe towarde the grounde,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.
(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 to the ground.)

Cvdl And as he lift vp his eyes, and loked, beholde, there stode thre men ouer agaynst him. And whan he sawe them, he ranne to mete them from his tent dore, and bowed him self downe vpon the grounde,
(And as he lift up his eyes, and looked, behold, there stood three men over against him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from his tent door, and bowed him self down upon the ground,)

Wycl And whanne he hadde reisid his iyen, thre men apperiden to hym, and stoden nyy hym. And whanne he hadde seyn hem, he ran fro the dore of his tabernacle in to the meting of hem, and he worschipide on erthe,
(And when he had raised his eyes, three men appeared to him, and stood nigh/near him. And when he had seen them, he ran from the door of his tabernacle in to the meting of them, and he worshipped on earth,)

Luth Und als er seine Augen aufhub und sah, siehe, da stunden drei Männer gegen ihm. Und da er sie sah, lief er ihnen entgegen von der Tür seiner Hütte und bückte sich nieder auf die Erde
(And as he his eyes lift and saw(v), see/look, there hours three men to/against him. And there he they/she/them saw(v), ran he to_them in_contrast_to from the/of_the door his hut/cabin and bent_down itself/yourself/themselves low/lowly on/in/to the earth/land/ground)

ClVg Cumque elevasset oculos, apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum: quos cum vidisset, cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi, et adoravit in terram.[fn]
(And_when elevasset the_eyes, they_appeared to_him three men standing near him: which when/with had_seen, ran in/into/on meeting their from/about door tents, and he_adored/worshipped in/into/on the_earth/land.)

UHB וַ⁠יִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָי⁠ו֙ וַ⁠יַּ֔רְא וְ⁠הִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑י⁠ו וַ⁠יַּ֗רְא וַ⁠יָּ֤רָץ לִ⁠קְרָאתָ⁠ם֙ מִ⁠פֶּ֣תַח הָ⁠אֹ֔הֶל וַ⁠יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָ⁠ה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἀναβλέψας δὲ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ εἶδε, καὶ ἰδοὺ τρεῖς ἄνδρες εἱστήκεισαν ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἰδὼν, προσέδραμεν εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.

BrTr And he lifted up his eyes and beheld, and lo! three men stood before him; and having seen them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and did obeisance to the ground.