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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, (KJV)

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וַיִּשָּׂ֤אvai.yi.Sa'and he lifted up

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to lift: look

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 22:4, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 24:63, Genesis 24:64 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375M; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 1

עֵינָיו֙'ei.Naveyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 2

וַיַּ֔רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 3

וְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 4

שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.Shahthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 5

אֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.Shimmen

Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: human

Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 6

נִצָּבִ֖יםni.tza.Vim[were] standing

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 7

עָלָ֑יו'a.Lavwith him

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 8

וַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'and he saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 9

וַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzand he ran

Lemma: רוּץ (ruts) · Strong's: H7323G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to run: run

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:29, Genesis 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7323G; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 10

לִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.Tamto meet them

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to encounter: meet

Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13, Genesis 30:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 11

מִפֶּ֣תַחmi.Pe.tachfrom [the] opening of

Lemma: פֶּ֫תַח (pe.tach) · Strong's: H6607

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: entrance

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6607; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 12

הָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helthe tent

Lemma: אֹ֫הֶל (o.hel) · Strong's: H0168G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tent

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 18:1, Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0168G; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 13

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVvw3ms)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 14

אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 19:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Genesis 18:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And [Abraham] looked up	→	נָשָׂא H5375M to lift: look
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
and saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
. . .	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
three	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
standing	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
nearby	→	עַל H5921A upon
When he saw them	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
he ran from	→	רוּץ H7323G to run: run
the entrance	→	פֶּ֫תַח H6607 entrance
of his tent	→	אֹ֫הֶל H0168G tent
to meet them	→	קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet
and bowed low	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow
to the ground	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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