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And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.
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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,
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and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
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Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
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And I will fetch a morsel of bread; and refresh yourselves; after that ye shall pass on; for therefore have ye passed on towards your servant. And they said, So do as thou hast said.
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And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Knead quickly three seahs of wheaten flour, and make cakes.
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And Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf tender and good, and gave [it] to the attendant; and he hasted to dress it.
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And he took thick and sweet milk, and the calf that he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood before them under the tree, and they ate.
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And they said to him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
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And he said, I will certainly return to thee at [this] time of the year, and behold, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah was listening at the tent-door, which was behind him.
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Now Abraham and Sarah were old [and] advanced in age: it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.