| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 18:2:1 ⧉וַיִּשָּׂ֤אvayissa{And} he lifted up Genesis 18:2:2 ⧉עֵינָיו֙enavhis eyes Genesis 18:2:3 ⧉וַיַּ֔רְאvayar{And} he saw Genesis 18:2:4 ⧉וְהִנֵּה֙vehinnehand behold Genesis 18:2:5 ⧉שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshathree Genesis 18:2:6 ⧉אֲנָשִׁ֔יםanashimmen Genesis 18:2:7 ⧉נִצָּבִ֖יםnitsavimstanding Genesis 18:2:8 ⧉עָלָ֑יוalavbefore him Genesis 18:2:9 ⧉וַיַּ֗רְאvayar{And} he saw Genesis 18:2:10 ⧉וַיָּ֤רָץvayarats{And} he ran Genesis 18:2:11 ⧉לִקְרָאתָם֙likratamto meet them Genesis 18:2:12 ⧉מִפֶּ֣תַחmipetakhfrom the entrance of the Genesis 18:2:13 ⧉הָאֹ֔הֶלhaoheltent Genesis 18:2:14 ⧉וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvayishtakhu{And} he bowed down Genesis 18:2:15 ⧉אָֽרְצָה׃artsato the ground |
| 2. Formal Translation And he lifted his eyes and saw; behold, three men were standing near him. As soon as he perceived them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation He looked up and noticed three men standing close by. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of the tent to greet them and bowed low to the ground. |