Genesis 18:5

5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that ¹you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on— ²since you have come to your servant. ” So they said, “Do as you have said. ”

Genesis 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread
A piece or a loaf of bread, as De Dieu shows the word signifies; bread being put for all the necessaries of life:

and comfort ye your hearts;
eat to refresh your spirits and renew your strength, that ye may be able to pursue your journey: and

after that ye shall pass on
your way; I will retard you no longer:

for therefore are ye come to your servant;
not that he thought they came this way on purpose to take some refreshment with him, but so it was ordered by the providence of God; and since it was, he desires that they would accept of his invitation:

and they said, so do as thou hast said;
they agreed to it, that water should be fetched to wash their feet, and food for them to eat.

Genesis 18:5 In-Context

3 and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,

5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on— since you have come to your servant. ” So they said, “Do as you have said. ”

6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes. ”

7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly.

Cross References

• 1. 18:5 Judg. 19:5; [Ps. 104:15]
• 2. 18:5 ch. 19:8; 33:10