So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, ‘Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.’
Genesis 18:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Abraham ran to the herd and got a tender, choice calf. He gave it to a young man, who hurried to prepare it. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Abraham ran to the herd and brought a calf tender and good and gave it to the young man [to butcher]; then he [Abraham] hastened to prepare it. American Standard Version (1901) And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. Common English Bible Abraham ran to the cattle, took a healthy young calf, and gave it to a young servant, who prepared it quickly. Catholic Public Domain Version In truth, he himself ran to the herd, and he took a calf from there, very tender and very good, and he gave it to a servant, who hurried and boiled it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf very tender and very good: and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it. |
So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, ‘Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.’
Then Abraham took curds and milk, as well as the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree.
But he urged them so strongly that they followed him and went into his house. He prepared a feast and baked unleavened bread for them, and they ate.
They lie on beds inlaid with ivory, sprawled out on their couches, and dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
‘The deceiver is cursed who has an acceptable male in his flock and makes a vow but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and my name will be feared among the nations.
Again, he sent out other servants and said, “Tell those who are invited: See, I’ve prepared my dinner; my oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”
Then bring the fattened calf and slaughter it, and let’s celebrate with a feast,
“Your brother is here,” he told him, “and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.”
But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your assets with prostitutes, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.”
The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.