Genesis 18:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is (A)in the tent.”
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Genesis 18:7-9
King James Version
7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
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Genesis 18:7-9
New King James Version
7 And Abraham ran to the herd, took a tender and good calf, gave it to a young man, and he hastened to prepare it. 8 So (A)he took butter and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree as they ate.
9 Then they said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
So he said, “Here, (B)in the tent.”
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Genesis 18:7-9
New International Version
7 Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf(A) and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. 8 He then brought some curds(B) and milk(C) and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them.(D) While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
9 “Where is your wife Sarah?”(E) they asked him.
“There, in the tent,(F)” he said.
Genesis 18:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 Abraham also ran to the herd, and took a tender and [a]choice calf and gave it to the servant, and he hurried to prepare it. 8 He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree [b]as they ate.
9 Then they said to him, “Where is your wife Sarah?” And he said, “There, in the tent.”
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- Genesis 18:7 Lit good
- Genesis 18:8 Lit and
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