Abraham: Sarah, my wife, come hither! Lo, I see three strangers approaching over the desert.
[Sarah comes out of the tent and looks also.]
Sarah: They will be weary and in need of rest. I will hasten and prepare food and drink for them also.
[Sarah goes away. Abraham rises to meet the strangers: he falls on the ground before them.]
Abraham: Welcome, strangers, to the tent of Abraham! If I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee! Let now a little water be fetched and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree; and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and this will strengthen your hearts; after that ye shall pass on.
The Three Strangers: So do as thou hast said, good Abraham.
[Abraham turns to the servants who are standing near.]
Abraham: Haste ye, bring water; fetch a calf, tender and good. [Servants hasten away.] [To the strangers]: Sarah, my wife, will make ready three measures of fine meal and knead it into cakes.
First Stranger: Our host, Abraham, is a true servant of the Lord.