Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
New American Standard Bible
And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
King James Version
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
Holman Bible
Abraham bowed down to the people of the land
International Standard Version
Abraham bowed before the people of the land
A Conservative Version
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
American Standard Version
And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Amplified
Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.
Darby Translation
And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will bow himself down before the face of the people of the land.
King James 2000
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land,
NET Bible
Abraham bowed before the local people
New Heart English Bible
Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
The Emphasized Bible
So Abraham boweth himself down, before the people of the land:
Webster
And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.
World English Bible
Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,
Themes
Abraham » Independence of, in character
Abraham » He purchases a place for her burial, and buries her in a cave
Burial » Antiquity of purchasing places for
Ephron » Son of zohar, the hittite » Sells to abraham the field containing the cave machpelah
Interlinear
Shachah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 23:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sarah's Death And Burial
11 "No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which [is] in it, I [also] give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead." 12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. 13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "{If only you will hear me}--I give the price of the field. Take [it] from me that I may bury my dead there."
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, three men were standing near him. And he saw [them] and ran from the doorway of the tent to meet them. And he bowed down to the ground.
Genesis 19:1
And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening. And Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. Then Lot saw [them] and stood up to meet them. And he bowed down [with his] face to the ground.
Genesis 23:7
And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.