וַיִּשָּׂ֤א עֵינָיו֙ וַיַּ֔רְא וְהִנֵּה֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים נִצָּבִ֖ים עָלָ֑יו וַיַּ֗רְא וַיָּ֤רָץ לִקְרָאתָם֙ מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃
Levantando Abraão os olhos, olhou e eis <span class="x" onmousemove="Show('perush','Cada um deles era um anjo. Anjo são forças espirituais ou cósmicas, não pessoas. Como já explanado, o profeta vê como vê, e entende o que vê, sabendo como são as coisas realmente. Uma dessas forças veio para noticiar-lhe o bem que Deus lhe proporcionaria. O segundo, para destruir Sodoma e Gomorra. O terceiro, para livrar a Lot e filhas.');" onmouseout="Hide('perush');">três homens</span> de pé em frente dele. Quando os viu, <span class="x" onmousemove="Show('perush','Tudo isto em visão, não em estado acordado.');" onmouseout="Hide('perush');">correu da porta da tenda ao seu encontro</span>, e prostrou-se em terra,
Rashi on Genesis
והנה שלשה אנשים AND BEHOLD THREE MEN — one to announce to Sarah the birth of a son, one to overthrow Sodom, and one to cure Abraham, for one angel does not carry out two commissions (Genesis Rabbah 50:2). You may know that this is so because throughout this section it (Scripture) mentions them in the plural — “and they ate” (Genesis 18:8), “and they said unto him” (Genesis 18:9) — whilst in the case of the announcement it states, (Genesis 18:10) “And he said, I will certainly return unto thee”, and with regard to the overthrow of Sodom it says (Genesis 19:22) “For “I” cannot do anything” and (Genesis 19:21) “that “I” will not overthrow [the city]”. Raphael who healed Abraham went thence to rescue Lot; that explains what is stated (Genesis 19:17) “And it came to pass when they had brought them forth, that he said, Escape for thy life”, for you learn from this that only one of these acted as Deliverer
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Sforno on Genesis
וישא עיניו, he concentrated on seeing more clearly.
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Or HaChaim on Genesis
וישא עיניו וידא. When he raised his eyes he saw, etc. Why did the Torah add the word והנה?" Besides, why did the Torah add that the three men נצבים, "were standing?" This is no more than normal! What does the addition of that word add to our understanding? Furthermore, what is the meaning of the word עליו, "upon him?" The meaning of that word cannot be that they were merely close to Abraham! If that were the case, why did Abraham have to run towards them? Another difficulty in the paragraph is the repetition of the word וירא! Why does the Torah portray Abraham as bowing down to these men before he knew who they were, i.e. angels and not Arabs?
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