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he said: “Sir,[a] if it please you, do not go on past your servant.

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  1. 18:3 Abraham addresses the leader of the group, whom he does not yet recognize as the Lord; in the next two verses he speaks to all three men. The other two are later (Gn 19:1) identified as angels. The shifting numbers and identification of the visitors are a narrative way of expressing the mysterious presence of God.

He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes,(A) my lord,[a] do not pass your servant(B) by.

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  1. Genesis 18:3 Or eyes, Lord