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Genesis 18:1

וַיֵּרָ֤א
râʼâh
and — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
בְּאֵלֹנֵ֖י
ʼêlôwn
in/with/by — an oak or other strong tree
מַמְרֵ֑א
Mamrêʼ
Mamre, an Amorite
וְה֛וּא
hûwʼ
and — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
יֹשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
פֶּֽתַח
pethach
an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
הָאֹ֖הֶל
ʼôhel
the — a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
כְּחֹ֥ם
chôm
like/as — heat
הַיּֽוֹם
yôwm
the — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Genesis 18:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now the Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth trees of Mamre [in Hebron], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.
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Now the Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth trees of Mamre [in Hebron], while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.
Genesis 18:1
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