Gen 18:8 | NET2full | STEP | Abraham then took some curds and milk , along with the calf that had been prepared , and placed the food before them. They ate while he was standing near them under a tree .

‏ Genesis 18:8

8 Abraham ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} then took some curds and milk, along with the calf that had been prepared, and placed the food ^{▼▼tn The words “the food” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text the verb has no stated object.} before them. They ate while ^{▼▼tn The disjunctive clause is a temporal circumstantial clause subordinate to the main verb.} he was standing near them under a tree.