Genesis 18:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Jehovah appeareth unto him among the oaks of Mamre, and he is sitting at the opening of the tent, about the heat of the day;

And Jehovah appeared unto him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

English Amplified

NOW THE Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks or terebinths of Mamre; as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

NOW THE Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks or terebinths of Mamre; as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then the Lord appeared to Abraham by the Oaks of Mamre in the heat of the day, while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The LORD appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Jehovah appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre. And he sat at the tent-door in the heat of the day.

English EASY 2024

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the very hot time of the day and Abraham was sitting by the door of his tent.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Later, the Lord again appeared to Abraham near the oak trees of Mamre. It was the hottest part of the day, and Abraham was sitting at the door of his tent.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The Lord appeared to Abraham at the sacred trees of Mamre. As Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent during the hottest part of the day,

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Lord appeared again to Abraham while he was camped near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day about noon, as Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent,

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then the LORD appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting in the entrance of his tent during the heat of the day.

English KJV 1611

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

Then Yahweh appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great oak trees of Mamre while he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Now the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, while he was sitting at the tent door in the heat of the day.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

The LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest time of the day.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the large trees of Mamre. Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent. It was the hottest time of the day.

The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.

English NKJ 1982

Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.

The LORD appeared again to Abraham while he was camped near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day about noon, as Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Yahweh appeared once again to Abraham while he lived by the oak grove of Mamre. During the hottest part of the day, as Abraham sat at his tent door,

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

The Lord appeared again to Abraham while he was living in the oak grove at Mamre. This is the way it happened: One hot summer afternoon as he was sitting in the opening of his tent,

English Tyndale 1537

And the LORD appeared unto him in the oak grove of Mamre as he sat in his tent door in the heat of the day.