Genesis 18:6 · KJV
“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. {Make ready...: Heb. Hasten}”
— Genesis 18:6
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. {comfort: Heb. stay} {are...: Heb. you have passed}
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.
Genesis 18 — Context
Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5And 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. {comfort: Heb. stay} {are...: Heb. you have passed}
6And 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. {Make ready...: Heb. Hasten}
7And 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.
8And 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.
Cross References
Galatians 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only {use} not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Matthew 13:33
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. {measures: the word in the Greek is a measure containing about a peck and a half, wanting a little more than a pint}
Romans 12:13
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Acts 16:15
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought {us}, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide {there}. And she constrained us.
1 Peter 4:9
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
Luke 10:38-40
Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. {stand: or, be established}
Hebrews 13:2
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.