Genesis 18 · Verse 3

Genesis 18:3

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Genesis 18:3, King James Version

Genesis 18:3 in other translations

BSB“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
WEBand said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don’t go away from your servant.
ASVand said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
YLTAnd he saith, ‘My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;
DARBYand said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.
BBEAnd said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
WebsterAnd said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

What does Genesis 18:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. My Lord, if now I have found favor--The hospitalities offered are just of the kind that are necessary and most grateful, the refreshment of water, for feet exposed to dust and heat by the sandals, being still the first observed among the pastoral people of Hebron.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 And said, My Lord, etc. - The word is אדני Adonai, not יהוה Yehovah, for as yet Abraham did not know the quality of his guests. For an explanation of this word, See note on Gen 15:8.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18:1-8

Abraham was waiting to entertain any weary traveller, for inns were not to be met with as among us. While Abraham was thus sitting, he saw three men coming. These were three heavenly beings in human bodies. Some think they were all created angels; others, that one of them was the Son of God, the Angel of the covenant. Washing the feet is customary in those hot climates, where only sandals are worn. We should not be…

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Genesis 18:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
אֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiLord myH113
אִם\־'im-ifH518
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994
מָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
חֵן֙chenfavorH2580
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
אַל\־'al-may notH408
נָ֥אna'pleaseH4994
תַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.Voryou pass byH5674
מֵעַ֥לme.'Alfrom withH5921
עַבְדֶּֽךָ\׃'av.De.khaservant yourH5650

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Genesis 18:2

    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,

  • Genesis 18:3

    And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

  • Genesis 18:4

    Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

Read all of Genesis 18

Genesis 18:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo: Señor, si ahora he hallado gracia en tus ojos, ruégote que no pases de tu siervo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il dit: Seigneur, si j’ai trouvé grâce à tes yeux, ne passe point outre, je te prie, d’auprès de ton serviteur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und er sprach: Herr, wenn ich anders Gnade gefunden habe in deinen Augen, so gehe doch nicht an deinem Knechte vorüber!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit: Domine, si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne transeas servum tuum: