1. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all …

Shall I hide from Abraham? Since God here consults, as if about a doubtful matter, He does it for the sake of people; for He had already d…

And the Lord said Either to Abraham himself, so leading on to what he was about to make known to him; and without supposi…

The two who are understood to be angels went toward Sodom. The one who is called Jehovah throughout the chapter remained with Abraham and would not…