Genesis 18:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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,”
Genesis 18:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 18:2 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 18:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood near him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,”
Genesis 18:2 — World English Bible
Genesis 18:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, ”
Genesis 18:2 — American Standard Version
Genesis 18:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, three men standing by him, and he seeth, and runneth to meet them from the opening of the tent, and boweth himself towards the earth,”
Genesis 18:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 18:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men standing near him. And when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent-door, and bowed himself to the earth, ”
Genesis 18:2 — Darby Translation
Genesis 18:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he lift vp his eyes, and looked: and lo, three men stoode by him, and when he sawe them, he ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe to the grounde.”
Genesis 18:2 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 18:2 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he lifted his eyes and saw, and behold, three men stood by him, and he ran toward them from the door of the tent and bowed to the ground.”
Genesis 18:2 — The Living Sword
Genesis 18:2 in Context — Genesis 18
1 And the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
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,
3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
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What Does Genesis 18:2 Mean?
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