Genesis 18:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He tookוַיִּקַּ֨ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
curdsחֶמְאָ֜ה
(chem·'ah)
2529: curdfrom an unused word
and milkוְחָלָ֗ב
(ve·cha·lav)
2461: milkof uncertain derivation
and the calfוּבֶן־
(u·ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he had prepared,עָשָׂ֔ה
(a·sah,)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
and placedוַיִּתֵּ֖ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
[it] beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
(lif·nei·hem;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
them; and he was standingעֹמֵ֧ד
(o·med)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
by them underתַּ֥חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the treeהָעֵ֖ץ
(ha·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
as they ate.וַיֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃
(vai·yo·che·lu.)
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
butter
chem'ah  (khem-aw')
curdled milk or cheese -- butter.
and milk
chalab  (khaw-lawb')
milk (as the richness of kine) -- + cheese, milk, sucking.
and the calf
ben  (bane)
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.
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
which he had dressed
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and set
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it before them
paniym  (paw-neem')
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.)
and he stood
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
by them under the tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
and they did eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abraham took curds and milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He served them as they ate under the tree."

International Standard Version
Then he took curds, milk, and the calf that had been prepared, placed the food in front of them, and stood near them under the tree while they ate.

NET Bible
Abraham then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham took cheese and milk, as well as the meat, and set these in front of them. Then he stood by them under the tree as they ate.

King James 2000 Bible
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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