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Berean Standard Bible

“And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.”

Genesis 18:2

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In the heat of the day Abraham sits at the entrance of his tent by the oaks of Mamre. The Lord appears to him there, though Abraham does not at first realize who his guests are.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

World English Bible (WEB)

He lifted up his eyes and looked, and saw that three men stood opposite him. When he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y alzó sus ojos y miró, y he aquí tres varones que estaban junto á él: y cuando los vió, salió corriendo de la puerta de su tienda á recibirlos, é inclinóse hacia la tierra,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Abraham levantó la mirada y vio que tres hombres se dirigían hacia él. Se levantó de un salto y corrió al encuentro de ellos. Se inclinó hasta tocar el suelo con su frente,

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