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Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead <i>it</i>, and make cakes upon the hearth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly, make ready three measures of fine meal; knead <i>it</i> and make cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead <i>it,</i> and make bread cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, &#8220Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead it and make bread cakes.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, prepare three measures of fine flour, knead <i>it,</i> and make bread cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Hurry, prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead <i>it</i>, and make bread cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly, get ready three measures of fine meal, knead it and bake cakes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, “Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, &#8220Quick! Knead three measures of fine flour and make bread.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abraham went quickly to his tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get a large sack of flour and make some bread." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent to find Sarah. "Quick," he said, "get three measures of flour, knead it, and make bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick, take a sack of your best flour, and bake some bread." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of the best flour, knead it, and make some flat bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, ?Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour, knead it, and bake some bread.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hurried into the tent and said to Sarah, "Quick! Take three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Quickly, get three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make bread."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Quickly prepare three seahs of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham hurries toward the tent, to Sarah, and says, “Hurry three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Abraham hasteth towards the tent, unto Sarah, and saith, 'Hasten three measures of flour-meal, knead, and make cakes;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Abraham will hasten to the tent to Sarah, and will say, Hasten thou measures of the finest flour; knead and make cakes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Abraham made haste into the tent to Sera, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah, and he said to her, “Quickly, mix together three measures of the finest wheat flour and make loaves baked under the ashes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick, three measures of bran flour! Knead it and make bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine flour, knead it, and make cakes on a griddle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />gallon measures fine flour and make flat cakes.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said: 'Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abraam hasted to the tent to Sarrha, and said to her, Hasten, and knead three measures of fine flour, and make cakes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/18-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3741" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/18.htm">The Three Visitors</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.” “Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">So Abraham</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: way·ma·hêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">hurried</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">into the tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Sarah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4116.htm" title="4116: ma·hă·rî (V-Piel-Imp-fs) -- To hasten. A primitive root; properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. to hurry; often used adverbially, promptly.">“Quick! Prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lōš (Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/5429.htm" title="5429: sə·’îm (N-fp) -- Seah (a measure of flour or grain). From an unused root meaning to define; a seah, or certain measure for grain.">seahs</a> <a href="/hebrew/5560.htm" title="5560: sō·leṯ (N-fs) -- Fine flour. From an unused root meaning to strip; flour.">of fine</a> <a href="/hebrew/7058.htm" title="7058: qe·maḥ (N-ms) -- Flour, meal. From an unused root probably meaning to grind; flour.">flour,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3888.htm" title="3888: lū·šî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To knead. A primitive root; to knead.">knead it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">and bake</a> <a href="/hebrew/5692.htm" title="5692: ‘u·ḡō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A disc or cake of bread. From uwg; an ash-cake.">some bread.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Meanwhile, Abraham ran to the herd, selected a tender and choice calf, and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a></span><br />Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Matthew 13:33</a></span><br />He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-21.htm">Luke 13:21</a></span><br />It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-9.htm">1 Peter 4:9</a></span><br />Show hospitality to one another without complaining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">1 Timothy 5:10</a></span><br />and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Luke 10:38-42</a></span><br />As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. / She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message. / But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-2.htm">John 12:2</a></span><br />So they hosted a dinner for Jesus there. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Acts 16:15</a></span><br />And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-16</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” / But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Judges 6:19</a></span><br />So Gideon went in and prepared a young goat and unleavened bread and an ephah of flour. He placed the meat in a basket and the broth in a pot and brought them out to present to Him under the oak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">1 Samuel 28:24</a></span><br />The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8-10</a></span><br />One day Elisha went to Shunem, and a prominent woman who lived there persuaded him to have a meal. So whenever he would pass by, he would stop there to eat. / Then the woman said to her husband, “Behold, now I know that the one who often comes our way is a holy man of God. / Please let us make a small room upstairs and put in it a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then when he comes to us, he can stay there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Exodus 12:39</a></span><br />Since their dough had no leaven, the people baked what they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened loaves. For when they had been driven out of Egypt, they could not delay and had not prepared any provisions for themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-17.htm">Leviticus 23:17</a></span><br />Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes on the hearth.</p><p class="hdg">Make ready quickly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Isaiah 32:8</a></b></br> But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Matthew 13:33</a></b></br> Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-38.htm">Luke 10:38-40</a></b></br> Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/11-3.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/john/6-13.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/revelation/19-14.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/revelation/18-13.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-6.htm">Hearth</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Knead</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/revelation/6-6.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-5.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/revelation/21-2.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Seahs</a> <a href="/revelation/4-2.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/18-2.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Bake</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/12-20.htm">Cakes</a> <a href="/genesis/41-18.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/29-2.htm">Flour</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Hastened</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-9.htm">Hearth</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Hurried</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Knead</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Measures</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/genesis/25-30.htm">Quick</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/genesis/18-8.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-32.htm">Seahs</a> <a href="/genesis/24-27.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-1.htm">The Lord appears to Abraham, who entertains angels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-9.htm">Sarah is reproved for laughing at the promise of a son.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-16.htm">The destruction of Sodom is revealed to Abraham.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/18-23.htm">Abraham makes intercession for its inhabitants.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It was customary to provide for guests promptly and generously. This scene occurs near the oaks of Mamre, where Abraham had settled. The tent signifies a nomadic lifestyle, common for patriarchs like Abraham.<p><b>and said to Sarah,</b><br>Sarah, Abraham's wife, plays a crucial role in this narrative. Her involvement highlights the partnership in hospitality and the domestic responsibilities typical for women of that era. Sarah's presence in the story also foreshadows her later role in the fulfillment of God's promise of a son.<p><b>“Quick! Prepare three seahs of fine flour,</b><br>A seah is a unit of measure, approximately 7-8 quarts or liters, indicating a large quantity of flour. This abundance underscores the importance of the visitors and Abraham's desire to honor them. Fine flour suggests a high-quality ingredient, reflecting the best offering to guests, paralleling the offerings made to God.<p><b>knead it, and bake some bread.”</b><br>The process of kneading and baking bread was labor-intensive, emphasizing the effort and care put into serving the guests. Bread is a staple food, symbolizing sustenance and fellowship. This act of hospitality prefigures the breaking of bread in the New Testament, where Jesus often shared meals with His disciples, symbolizing communion and fellowship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Hebrew people, who is visited by three men, one of whom is the Lord. He is known for his faith and obedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>Abraham's wife, who is inside the tent during this event. She is promised a son despite her old age.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/three_visitors.htm">Three Visitors</a></b><br>These are the men who visit Abraham. One of them is identified as the Lord, and the other two are angels.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_oaks_of_mamre.htm">The Oaks of Mamre</a></b><br>The location where Abraham is residing when he receives the visitors. It is a significant place in Abraham's life, associated with God's promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent.htm">The Tent</a></b><br>Represents the domestic setting of Abraham and Sarah, highlighting the hospitality and cultural practices of the time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/hospitality_as_a_virtue.htm">Hospitality as a Virtue</a></b><br>Abraham's immediate response to serve his guests demonstrates the importance of hospitality, a value that is emphasized throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the improbability of the promise, Abraham and Sarah are examples of faith in God's word, encouraging believers to trust in God's timing and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_women_in_scripture.htm">Role of Women in Scripture</a></b><br>Sarah's involvement, though initially skeptical, shows the significant role women play in God's plans, encouraging women to see their value and purpose in God's account.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_everyday_life.htm">God's Presence in Everyday Life</a></b><br>The visit of the Lord in a seemingly ordinary setting reminds believers that God is present in their daily lives and circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'breaking_of_bread'_mean.htm">What does "breaking of bread" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_'h'_in_jesus_h._christ_mean.htm">Why did Sarah refer to Abraham as lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_right_time_for_everything.htm">Is there a right time for every action?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'i_am_the_bread_of_life'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by "I am the Bread of Life"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Three measures.</span>--Heb. <span class= "ital">three seahs, </span>the seah being a little more than a peck. It is still usual on the arrival of a stranger to make this hasty preparation for his entertainment, the ordinary meal even of a wealthy sheik consisting of flour and some camels' milk boiled together. Cakes such as those here described, baked amid the embers on the hot hearth-stone, are considered a delicacy (<a href="/1_kings/19-6.htm" title="And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.">1Kings 19:6</a>). Flesh is seldom eaten; but if a traveller arrives, sweet milk and rice are added to the meal, and if he be a person of distinction a lamb or kid is killed. Abraham's calf, "tender and good," shows that he regarded his visitors as persons of more than ordinary high rank; and the quantity of food cooked seems to show that the three travellers had numerous attendants. The calf would be cut into small portions, and a meal like this is, we are told, got ready in a very short time.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures</span>. Hebrew, three seahs, a seah being a third of an ephah, and containing 374 cubic inches each (Keil); a third of a bushel (Kalisch) - <span class="cmt_word">of fine meal</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">of flour, fine flour</span>; <span class="greek">σεμίδαλις</span> (LXX.); the first term when alone denoting flour of ordinary quality (cf. <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Leviticus 2:1</a>; <a href="/leviticus/5-11.htm">Leviticus 5:11</a>; <a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "round unleavened cakes baked upon hot stones" (Keil). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/18-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Abraham</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hurried</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְמַהֵ֧ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ma·hêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the tent</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֹ֖הֱלָה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֗אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sarah,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Quick! Prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">מַהֲרִ֞י</span> <span class="translit">(ma·hă·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4116.htm">Strong's 4116: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֤שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seahs</span><br /><span class="heb">סְאִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(sə·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5429.htm">Strong's 5429: </a> </span><span class="str2">A seah, certain measure, for, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of fine</span><br /><span class="heb">סֹ֔לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(sō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5560.htm">Strong's 5560: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fine flour</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flour,</span><br /><span class="heb">קֶ֣מַח</span> <span class="translit">(qe·maḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7058.htm">Strong's 7058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flour, meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knead it,</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וּשִׁי</span> <span class="translit">(lū·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3888.htm">Strong's 3888: </a> </span><span class="str2">To knead</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and bake</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲשִׂ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·śî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some bread.”</span><br /><span class="heb">עֻגֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘u·ḡō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5692.htm">Strong's 5692: </a> </span><span class="str2">A disc or cake of bread</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/18-6.htm">Genesis 18:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 18:6 Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah (Gen. 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