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And the Lord appeared to him in the vale of Mambre as he was sitting at the door of his tent, in the very heat of the day.
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And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to 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.
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And he said: Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant.
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But I will fetch a little water, and wash ye your feet, and rest ye under the tree.
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And I will set a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart, afterwards you shall pass on: for therefore are you come aside to your servant. And they said: Do as thou hast spoken.
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Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth.
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And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it.
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He took also butter and milk, and the calf which he had boiled, and set before them: but he stood by them under the tree.
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And when they had eaten, they said to him: Where is Sara thy wife? He answered: Lo she is in the tent.
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And he said to him: I will return and come to thee at this time, life accompanying, and Sara, thy wife, shall have a son. Which when Sara heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent.