Genesis 18:3
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And he said: Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant.

favour.

Genesis 32:5 I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.

Context
The Three Visitors
2And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground. 3And he said: Lord, if I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away from thy servant.4But I will fetch a little water, and wash ye your feet, and rest ye under the tree.…
Cross References
Genesis 18:2
And when he had lifted up his eyes, there appeared to him three men standing near to him: and as soon as he saw them, he ran to meet them from the door of his tent, and adored down to the ground.

Genesis 18:4
But I will fetch a little water, and wash ye your feet, and rest ye under the tree.

Genesis 24:31
And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels.

Genesis 39:4
And Joseph found favour in the sight of his master, and ministered to him: and being set over all by him, he governed the house committed to him, and all things that were delivered to him:

Lexicon
“My lord,”
אֲדֹנָ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller

said [Abraham],
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I have found
מָצָ֤אתִי (mā·ṣā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

favor
חֵן֙ (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

in your sight,
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

please
נָ֨א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

pass
תַעֲבֹ֖ר (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

your servant {by}.
עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant


Additional Translations
“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.And said, My LORD, if now I have found favor in your sight, pass not away, I pray you, from your servant:

and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

And he said, Lord, if indeed I have found grace in thy sight, pass not by thy servant.

and said, Lord, if now I have found favour in thine eyes, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant.

and said, My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

And said, My Lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

And he saith, 'My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;
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