Genesis 18:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5375 [e]וַיִּשָּׂ֤א
way-yiś-śā
So he liftedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
5869 [e]עֵינָיו֙
‘ê-nāw
his eyesN-cdc | 3ms
7200 [e]וַיַּ֔רְא
way-yar,
and lookedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
2009 [e]וְהִנֵּה֙
wə-hin-nêh
and beholdConj-w | Interjection
7969 [e]שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
šə-lō-šāh
threeNumber-ms
376 [e]אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
’ă-nā-šîm,
menN-mp
5324 [e]נִצָּבִ֖ים
niṣ-ṣā-ḇîm
were standingV-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp
5921 [e]עָלָ֑יו
‘ā-lāw;
by himPrep | 3ms
7200 [e]וַיַּ֗רְא
way-yar,
and when he saw [them]Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
7323 [e]וַיָּ֤רָץ
way-yā-rāṣ
and he ranConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
7125 [e]לִקְרָאתָם֙
liq-rā-ṯām
to meet themPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp
6607 [e]מִפֶּ֣תַח
mip-pe-ṯaḥ
from the doorPrep-m | N-msc
168 [e]הָאֹ֔הֶל
hā-’ō-hel,
of the tentArt | N-ms
7812 [e]וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
way-yiš-ta-ḥū
and he bowed himselfConj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms
776 [e]אָֽרְצָה׃
’ā-rə-ṣāh.
to the groundN-fs | 3fs





















Hebrew Texts
בראשית 18:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃

בראשית 18:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וישא עיניו וירא והנה שלשה אנשים נצבים עליו וירא וירץ לקראתם מפתח האהל וישתחו ארצה׃

בראשית 18:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וישא עיניו וירא והנה שלשה אנשים נצבים עליו וירא וירץ לקראתם מפתח האהל וישתחו ארצה׃

בראשית 18:2 Hebrew Bible
וישא עיניו וירא והנה שלשה אנשים נצבים עליו וירא וירץ לקראתם מפתח האהל וישתחו ארצה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When he lifted up his eyes and looked, behold, three men were standing opposite him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth,

King James Bible
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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He looked up, and he saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed to the ground.
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bowed.

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