4 Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree.
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree,
4 I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree.
4 Please let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
4 Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 18:4
Commentary on Genesis 18:1-8
(Read Genesis 18:1-8)
Abraham was waiting to entertain any weary traveller, for inns were not to be met with as among us. While Abraham was thus sitting, he saw three men coming. These were three heavenly beings in human bodies. Some think they were all created angels; others, that one of them was the Son of God, the Angel of the covenant. Washing the feet is customary in those hot climates, where only sandals are worn. We should not be forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares, Revelation 3:20.