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Genesis 18:2 KJV

Genesis · chapter 18 · verse 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,Genesis 18:2 · King James Version

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Genesis 18:2 in context

1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

2And 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,

3And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

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Commentary

The appearance of God to Abraham seems to have had in it more of freedom and familiarity, and less of grandeur and majesty, than those we have hitherto read of;

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8

Cross references

Hebrews 13:2

Key words (Strong's)

lookedrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
stoodnâtsabto station, in various applicationsH5324 →
bowedshâchâhto depressH7812 →
eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
meetqirʼâhan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostileH7125 →

Topics

Bible verses about Hospitality

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