Genesis 18:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 18:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשָּׂ֤א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֵינָיו֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּ֔רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
נִצָּבִ֖ים
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עָלָ֑יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיַּ֗רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיָּ֤רָץ
rûwts
H7323
to run
לִקְרָאתָם֙
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
מִפֶּ֣תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
הָאֹ֔הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,
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King James Version Public Domain
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing nearby him. And he saw, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed himself to the ground,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).