⁸ Abraham^[a] then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food^[b] before them. They ate while^[c] he was standing near them under a tree.

¹⁹ He said to her, “Give me a little water to drink, because I’m thirsty.” She opened a goatskin container of milk and gave him some milk to drink. Then she covered him up again.

The Lover to His Beloved:

The Poet to the Couple:^[a]

⁴ So take note,^[a] I am about to make you slaves of^[b] the tribes^[c] of the east. They will make camps among you and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

⁷ Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?