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

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The Three Visitors

18 The Lord appeared to Abraham(A) near the great trees of Mamre(B) while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent(C) in the heat of the day.

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13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

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13 Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’(A)

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17 And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

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17 Then the Lord said, “Shall I hide from Abraham(A) what I am about to do?(B)

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22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

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22 The men(A) turned away and went toward Sodom,(B) but Abraham remained standing before the Lord.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the Lord remained standing before Abraham

26 And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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26 The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.(A)

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