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Genesis
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English: Basic English Bible |
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Genesis 18 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day; |
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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? |
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And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child? |
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Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child. |
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Then Sarah said, I was not laughing; for she was full of fear. And he said, No, but you were laughing. |
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