KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Genesis 18:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he took” | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | To take (in the widest variety of applications) | took |
| “butter,” | חֶמְאָ֜ה | Curdled milk or cheese | butter |
| “and milk,” | וְחָלָ֗ב | Milk (as the richness of kine) | milk |
| “and the calf” | וּבֶן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | calf |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “he had dressed,” | עָשָׂ֔ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | dressed |
| “and set” | וַיִּתֵּ֖ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | set |
| “it” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “before” | לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “them; and he” | וְהֽוּא | 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 | them and he |
| “stood” | עֹמֵ֧ד | To stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) | stood |
| “by” | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | by |
| “them under” | תַּ֥חַת | The bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc | under |
| “the tree,” | הָעֵ֖ץ | A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) | tree |
| “and they did eat.” | וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
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6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10 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.
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