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:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And said, my Lord,.... He addressed himself to one of them who appeared to him to be the greatest and most honourable,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 18:1-33
- The Visit of the Lord to Abraham 2. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body in token of respect to God or man.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And said, My Lord, etc. - The word is אדני Adonai, not יהוה Yehovah, for as yet Abraham did not know the quality of his…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 18:1-8
The appearance of God to Abraham seems to have had in it more of freedom and familiarity, and less of grandeur and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
My lord R.V. marg. O Lord. The Heb. word so rendered has received three different translations.
(1) "O Lord," as in Gen…