Genesis 18:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:”

Genesis 18:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 18:4 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 18:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now let a little water be fetched, wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.”

Genesis 18:4 — World English Bible

Genesis 18:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: ”

Genesis 18:4 — American Standard Version

Genesis 18:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“let, I pray thee, a little water be accepted, and wash your feet, and recline under the tree;”

Genesis 18:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 18:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Let now a little water be fetched, that ye may wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. ”

Genesis 18:4 — Darby Translation

Genesis 18:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Let a litle water, I pray you, be brought, and wash your feete, and rest your selues vnder the tree.”

Genesis 18:4 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 18:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Let a little water be taken, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.”

Genesis 18:4 — The Living Sword

Genesis 18:4 in Context — 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,

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:

5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

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What Does Genesis 18:4 Mean?

Genesis 18:4 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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