² He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. ^(A)When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

^2 (A)Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby ^(B)some have entertained angels unawares.

Abraham Intercedes for Sodom

^22 (A)So the men turned from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham ^(B)still stood before the Lord.

God Rescues Lot

19 The ^(A)two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth

^3 (A)And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

⁷ Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land.

The Commander of the Lord's Army

¹³ When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, ^(A)a man was standing before him ^(B)with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?”

¹⁴ When Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, he was still there. They ^(A)fell before him to the ground.

²⁸ They said, “Your servant our father is well; he is still alive.” And they ^(A)bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

²⁶ When Joseph came home, they brought into the house to him the present that they had with them and ^(A)bowed down to him to the ground.