1 And the Lord ^xappeared to him by the oaks¹ of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, ^ythree men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and ^zbowed himself to the earth 3 and said, “O Lord,² if I have found favor in your sight, ^ado not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a ^bmorsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! ^cThree seahs³ of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a ^dcalf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.

9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” 10 The Lord said, ^e“I will surely return to you about this time next year, and ^fSarah your wife shall have a son.” ^gAnd Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 ^hNow Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah ⁱlaughed to herself, saying, ^j“After I am worn out, and ^kmy lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 ^lIs anything too hard⁴ for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it,⁵ saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”