וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֗י אִם־נָ֨א מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אַל־נָ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר מֵעַ֥ל עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃
At sinabi niya, “Panginoon, kung ngayon ay nakasumpong ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, huwag ka sanang lumampas mula sa iyong lingkod.”
Me'or Einayim
In the Talmud of Shabbat (127a): Rav Yehudah quoted Rav: Welcoming guests is more important than receiving the Face of the Shekhinah, as it says, do not pass by your servant (Gen. 18:3). Rabbi Elazar said: Come and see that the character of the Holy Blessed One is not like the character of flesh and blood – the character of flesh and blood, the lesser can not say to the greater, “Wait until I come to you;” but regarding the Holy Blessed One, [Abraham] says, do not pass by your servant etc.