Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land New Living Translation Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, English Standard Version Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. Berean Standard Bible Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land King James Bible And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. New King James Version Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; New American Standard Bible And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. NASB 1995 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. NASB 1977 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. Legacy Standard Bible And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. Amplified Bible Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. Christian Standard Bible Abraham bowed down to the people of the land Holman Christian Standard Bible Abraham bowed down to the people of the land American Standard Version And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land. Contemporary English Version Once again, Abraham bowed down Douay-Rheims Bible Abraham bowed down before the people of the land, English Revised Version And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. GOD'S WORD® Translation Abraham bowed down again in front of the people of that region. Good News Translation But Abraham bowed before the Hittites International Standard Version Abraham bowed before the people of the land JPS Tanakh 1917 And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. Literal Standard Version And Abraham bows himself before the people of the land, Majority Standard Bible Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land New American Bible But Abraham, after bowing low before the people of the land, NET Bible Abraham bowed before the local people New Revised Standard Version Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. New Heart English Bible Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. Webster's Bible Translation And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land. World English Bible Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. Young's Literal Translation And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land, Additional Translations ... Context The Death and Burial of Sarah…11“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” 12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”… Cross References Genesis 23:11 "No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead." Genesis 23:13 and said to Ephron in their presence, "If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there." Treasury of Scripture And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. See Genesis 23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. Genesis 18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; Jump to Previous Abraham Bowed Boweth FaceJump to Next Abraham Bowed Boweth FaceGenesis 23 1. The age and death of Sarah.3. The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah; 19. where Sarah is buried. (12) Abraham bowed down.--This obeisance on the patriarch's part is the Oriental method of returning thanks for the granting of a request; and so in Genesis 23:7. The next step is to fix the price.Verses 12, 13. - And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. To express his sense of their kindness, and appreciation of Ephron's offer in particular; aider which he courteously but firmly urged forward the contemplated purchase. And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me. Literally, if thou, I would that thou wouldst hear me, the two particles אִם and לוּ being conjoined to express the intensity of the speaker's desire. I will give thee money for the field. Literally, money of the field, i.e. the value of the field in money. This seems to indicate that Abraham at least imagined Ephron's offer of the field and cave as a gift to be not wholly formal. Had he regarded Ephron as all the while desirous of a sale, he would not have employed the language of entreaty. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Again Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation bowed down וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ (way·yiš·ta·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate before לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the people עַ֥ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Genesis 23:12 NIVGenesis 23:12 NLT Genesis 23:12 ESV Genesis 23:12 NASB Genesis 23:12 KJV Genesis 23:12 BibleApps.com Genesis 23:12 Biblia Paralela Genesis 23:12 Chinese Bible Genesis 23:12 French Bible Genesis 23:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 23:12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people (Gen. Ge Gn) |
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