Genesis 18:1-15

Legacy Standard Bible

Yahweh Appears to Abraham

18 Then ^(A)Yahweh appeared to him by the ^[a](B)oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day. ² And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three ^(C)men were standing nearby; he saw, and he ran from the tent door to meet them, and he bowed himself to the earth, ³ and he said, “^[b]My Lord, if now I have found favor in Your sight, please do not ^[c]pass Your servant by. ⁴ Please let a little water be brought and ^(D)wash your feet, and ^[d]rest yourselves under the tree; ⁵ and let me ^[e](E)bring a piece of bread, that you may ^[f]refresh your hearts; after that you may pass on, since in such a manner you have passed by your servant.” And they said, “So you shall do, as you have said.” ⁶ So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “^[g]Hurry, prepare ^[h]three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and make bread cakes.” ⁷ Abraham also ran to the herd and took a tender and ^[i]choice calf and gave it to his young man, and he hurried to prepare it. ⁸ Then he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree, and they ate.

⁹ Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “There, in the tent.” ¹⁰ And He said, “^(F)I will surely return to you ^[j]at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door which was behind him. ¹¹ Now ^(G)Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was ^(H)past ^[k]childbearing. ¹² And Sarah laughed ^[l]to herself, saying, “^(I)After I am worn out, shall I have pleasure, my ^(J)lord being old also?” ¹³ And Yahweh said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I indeed ^[m]bear a son, when I am so old?’ ^14 (K)Is anything too ^[n]difficult for Yahweh? At the ^(L)appointed time I will return to you, ^[o]at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” ¹⁵ Then Sarah denied it however, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. And He said, “No, but you did laugh.”