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And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent
door in the heat of the day; 2 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, 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have
found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4 Let a
little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves
under the tree: 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. 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. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased
to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within
herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old
also? 13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying,
Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the
LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of
life, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not;
for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.