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Ramban on Genesis 18:5/רמב"ן על בראשית י״ח:ה׳
אכִּי עַל כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם כִּי אַחֲרֵי שֶׁדַּרְכְּכֶם עָלַי אֵינֶנּוּ נָכוֹן שֶׁלֹּא תָּנוּחוּ מְעַט אֶצְלִי. "כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ", דֶּרֶךְ מוּסָר, שֶׁבְּפַת לֶחֶם דַּי, לְשׁוֹן רַבִּי אַבְרָהָם (אבן עזרא על בראשית י"ח:ה'). אוֹ יֹאמַר, כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה לָנוּ לְהִשָּׁעֵן תַּחַת הָעֵץ וְלַעֲבֹר מִיָּד, כִּי שְׁלוּחִים אֲנַחְנוּ, וְאַל תְּעַכְּבֵנוּ לָבֹא בְּאֹהֶל אוֹ לָלוּן עִמְּךָ:
1FORASMUCH AS YE PASSED BY. Since your path crossed near me, it is not proper that you should not rest a little with me.So do, as thou hast said. This is an ethical expression indicating that a morsel of bread will be sufficient.85 will do as thou hast said,” and instead it says, “So thou do, as thou hast said,” Abraham ibn Ezra takes it to mean “So do, as thou hast spoken: And I will take a morsel of bread, and do not trouble thyself for more.” Thus the language of Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra.It may be that the verse is stating, “So shalt thou do to us, that we recline under the tree and pass immediately as we are messengers, and therefore do not detain us by making us come into the tent or lodge with you.”