King James Version
Genesis 18:8 in the King James Version says “And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the ...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.”
Genesis 18:8 · KJV
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. Make ready: Heb. Hasten
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and the calf”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which he had dressed”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
“and set”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“it before them”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
“and he stood”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
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