Genesis 17:3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

English Standard Version
Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,

New American Standard Bible
Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

King James Bible
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: "

International Standard Version
Then Abram fell to the ground as God continued speaking to him.

American Standard Version
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Abram tell flat on his face.

Darby Bible Translation
And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,

Cross References

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, see, 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,

Joshua 5:14
And he said, No; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said to him, What said my Lord to his servant?

Ezekiel 1:28
As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard a voice of one that spoke.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

17:1-6 The covenant was to be accomplished in due time. The promised Seed was Christ, and Christians in him. And all who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abram, being partakers of the same covenant blessings. In token of this covenant his name was changed from Abram, a high father, to Abraham, the father of a multitude. All that the Christian world enjoys, it is indebted for to Abraham and his Seed.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

3. Abram fell on his face—the attitude of profoundest reverence assumed by Eastern people. It consists in the prostrate body resting on the hands and knees, with the face bent till the forehead touches the ground. It is an expression of conscious humility and profound reverence.