Genesis 18:5
“And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I will fetch a morsel of bread,.... A piece or a loaf of bread, as De Dieu shows the word signifies; bread being put…
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
I will fetch a morsel of bread - This was the third requisite, and is introduced in its proper order; as eating…
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
a morsel of bread Cf. Jdg 19:5. With true Oriental subservience of speech Abraham gives this description of the generous…
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