Genesis 18:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² So he lifted his eyes and looked, and saw three men standing opposite him. And when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood at a little distance from him. He ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the ground

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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,

Common English Bible

² He looked up and suddenly saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from his tent entrance to greet them and bowed deeply.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men, standing near him. When he had seen them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and he reverenced them on the ground.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near him: and as soon as he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Genesis 18:2 Cross References

Genesis 17:3

And Aḇram fell on his face, and Elohim spoke with him, saying,

Genesis 18:16

And the men rose up from there and looked toward Seḏom, and Aḇraham went with them to send them away.

Genesis 18:22

So the men turned away from there and went toward Seḏom, but יהוה still stood before Aḇraham.

Genesis 18:3

and said, “יהוה, if I have now found favour in Your eyes, please do not pass Your servant by.

Genesis 19:1

And the two messengers came to Seḏom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Seḏom. And when Lot saw them, he rose up to meet them, and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground,

Genesis 23:12

And Aḇraham bowed himself down before the people of the land,

Genesis 23:7

So Aḇraham rose and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Ḥĕth.

Genesis 24:63

And Yitsḥaq went out to meditate in the field in the evening. And he lifted his eyes and looked and saw the camels coming.

Genesis 32:24

And Ya‛aqoḇ was left alone. And a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.

Genesis 42:6

And Yosĕph was the governor over the land, he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Yosĕph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 43:26

And when Yosĕph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand, into the house, and bowed down before him to the earth.

Genesis 43:28

And they said, “Your servant our father is in good health, he is still alive.” And they bowed their heads down and did obeisance.

Genesis 44:14

And Yehuḏah and his brothers came to Yosĕph’s house, and he was still there. And they fell before him on the ground.

Genesis 48:12

So Yosĕph brought them from between his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.

2 Kings 2:15

And when the sons of the prophets who were from Yeriḥo saw him, they said, “The spirit of Ěliyahu rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

Romans 12:13

imparting to the needs of the set-apart ones, pursuing kindness towards strangers.

Hebrews 13:2

Do not forget to receive strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained messengers.

Joshua 5:13

And it came to be, when Yehoshua was by Yeriḥo, that he lifted his eyes and looked and saw a Man standing opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Yehoshua went to Him and said to Him, “Are You for us or for our adversaries?”

1 Peter 4:9

Welcome one another without grumbling.

Judges 13:3

And a Messenger of יהוה appeared to the woman and said to her, “See now, you are barren and have not borne, but you shall conceive, and you shall bear a son.

Ruth 2:10

And she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favour in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, seeing I am a foreigner?”