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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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And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
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Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
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And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
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Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
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And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
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And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.
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And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.
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And he said, I will certainly come back to you in the spring, and Sarah your wife will have a son. And his words came to the ears of Sarah who was at the back of the tent-door.
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Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
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And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?