“And the LORD appeared vnto him, in the plaines of Mamre: and he sate in the tent doore, in the heat of the day.”
1611 King James Version (KJV)
And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- King James Version
Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.
- Darby Bible
And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.
- World English Bible
And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD appeared unto him by the terebinths of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 18:1
18:1 This appearance of God to Abraham seems to have had in it more of freedom and familiarity, and less of grandeur and majesty, than those we have hitherto read of, and therefore more resembles that great visit which in the fulness of time the Son of God was to make to the world. He sat in the tent - door in the heat of the day - Not so much to repose himself, as to seek an opportunity of doing good, by giving entertainment to strangers.