When he liftedup his eyesand looked,behold,threemenwere standingoppositehim; and when he saw[them], he ranfrom the tentdoorto meetthem and bowedhimself to the earth,
Abramfellon his face,and Godtalkedwith him, saying,
Then the menroseup from there,and lookeddowntowardSodom;and Abrahamwas walkingwith them to sendthem off.
Then the menturnedawayfrom thereand wenttoward Sodom,while Abrahamwas stillstandingbeforethe LORD.
and said,"My lord,ifnowI have foundfavorin your sight,pleasedo not passyour servantby.
Now the twoangelscameto Sodomin the eveningas Lotwas sittingin the gateof Sodom.When Lotsaw[them], he roseto meetthem and boweddown[with his] faceto the ground.
And Abrahambowedbeforethe peopleof the land.
So Abrahamroseand bowedto the peopleof the land,the sonsof Heth.
Isaacwentout to meditatein the fieldtowardevening;and he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,camelswere coming.
Then Jacobwas leftalone,and a manwrestledwith him untildaybreak.
Now Josephwas the ruleroverthe land;he was the one who soldto allthe peopleof the land.And Joseph'sbrotherscameand boweddownto him with [their] facesto the ground.
When Josephcamehome,they broughtinto the houseto him the presentwhichwas in their handand bowedto the groundbefore him.
They said,"Your servantour fatheris well;he is stillalive."They boweddownin homage.
When Judahand his brotherscameto Joseph'shouse,he was stillthere,and they fellto the groundbeforehim.
Then Josephtookthem from his knees,and bowedwith his faceto the ground.
Now when the sonsof the prophetswho[were] at Jerichoopposite[him] sawhim, they said,"The spiritof Elijahrestson Elisha."And they cameto meethim and bowedthemselves to the groundbefore him.
contributingto the needsof the saints,practicinghospitality.
Do not neglectto show hospitality to strangers,for by thissomehave entertainedangelswithout knowingit.
Now it cameabout when Joshuawas by Jericho,that he liftedup his eyesand looked,and behold,a manwas standingoppositehim with his sworddrawnin his hand,and Joshuawentto him and saidto him, "Are you for us orfor our adversaries?"
Be hospitableto one anotherwithoutcomplaint.
Then the angelof the LORDappearedto the womanand saidto her, "Beholdnow,you are barrenand have borneno[children], but you shall conceiveand givebirthto a son.
Then she fellon her face,bowingto the groundand saidto him, "Whyhave I foundfavorin your sightthat you should takenoticeof me, since I am a foreigner?"
