⁴ “Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

¹⁴ but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own^(A) evil desire and enticed.

³ and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba,^(A) the daughter of Eliam^(B) and the wife of Uriah^(C) the Hittite.” ⁴ Then David sent messengers to get her.^(D) She came to him, and he slept^(E) with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.)^(F) Then she went back home.

² Abraham looked up^(A) and saw three men^(B) standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.^(C)

³ He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,^(D) my lord,^[a] do not pass your servant^(E) by. ⁴ Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet^(F) and rest under this tree. ⁵ Let me get you something to eat,^(G) so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”

“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”

⁶ So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs^[b] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”^(H)

⁷ Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf^(I) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.