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Let me get some bread so that you can refresh yourselves. After that you may go your way. That is why you have come to your servant.”

They said, “Yes, do as you have said.”

Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly prepare twenty quarts[a] of fine flour, knead it, and make some loaves of bread.” Abraham ran to the herd, brought a good, tender calf, and gave it to the servant. He hurried to prepare it.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:6 Or thirty-six pounds. Hebrew three seahs. This is a huge amount.

Let me get you something to eat,(A) 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.”

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 18:6 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms