Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
KJV
Cumque elevasset oculos, apparuerunt ei tres viri stantes prope eum : quos cum vidisset, cucurrit in occursum eorum de ostio tabernaculi, et adoravit in terram.
Vulgate
ἀναβλέψας δὲ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ ἴδεν, καὶ ἰδοὺ τρεῖς ἄνδρες ἱστήκεισαν ἐπάνω αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἰδὼν προσέδραμεν εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς θύρας τῆς σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ⸂⸆⸃ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν·
LXX
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
ASV
וַ/יִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָי/ו֙ וַ/יַּ֔רְא וְ/הִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑י/ו וַ/יַּ֗רְא וַ/יָּ֤רָץ לִ/קְרָאתָ/ם֙ מִ/פֶּ֣תַח הָ/אֹ֔הֶל וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָ/ה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֹ֣הֶל
'hl
noun · 344×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
וֹ
v
verb · 100×
יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
yshtchv
verb · 174×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
נִצָּ֥ב
ntsb
verb · 74×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
רָצִ֔ים
rtsym
verb · 104×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
7 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§706Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.68 In Abraham's progeny all the nations of the earth will be blessed. This progeny will be Christ himself,69 in whom the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will "gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad."70 God commits himself by his own solemn o…
§2571Because Abraham believed in God and walked in his presence and in covenant with him,10 The patriarch is ready to welcome a mysterious Guest into his tent. Abraham's remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of the true Son of the promise.11 After that, once God had confided his plan, Abraham's heart is attuned to his Lord's compassion for men and he dares to …
Chapter 29.—Of the Three Men or Angels, in Whom the Lord is Related to Have Appeared to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. God appeared again to Abraham at the oak of Mamre in three men, who it is not to be doubted were angels, although some think that one of them was Christ, and assert that He was visible before He put on flesh. Now it belongs to the divine power, and invisible, inc…
1. Since in Christ there is a twofold nature, and the one — in so far as he is thought of as God — resembles the head of the body, while the other may be compared with the feet — in so far as he, for the sake of our salvation, put on human nature with the same passions as our own — the following work will be complete only if we begin with the chief and lordliest events of all h…
Cross-references
- Exod 18:7 — And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
- Gen 18:16 — And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
- Gen 18:22 — And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
- Gen 19:1 — And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
- Gen 23:7 — And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
- Gen 32:24 — And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
- Gen 33:3 — And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Gen 33:3 — And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Gen 43:26 — And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
- Gen 43:28 — And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
- Gen 44:14 — And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph’s house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.
- Heb 13:2 — Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- Josh 5:13 — And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and
- Josh 5:13 — And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and
- Judg 13:3 — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
- Judg 13:6 — Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither
- Matt 25:35 — For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
- Ruth 2:10 — Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
- Ruth 2:10 — Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?