And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.”
Genesis 18:7 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it. Higit pang 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. |
And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.”
Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
But he urged them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he made them a feast, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches, and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the stall;
Cursed be the cheat who has a male in the flock and vows to give it, and yet sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished; for I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is reverenced among the nations.
Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.’
He replied, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has got him back safe and sound.’
But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf for him!’
Now the woman had a fatted calf in the house. She quickly slaughtered it, and she took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.