Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth;
New American Standard Bible
So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
King James Version
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Holman Bible
Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hittites, the people of the land.
International Standard Version
Abraham rose and bowed before the Hittites, the people of the land,
A Conservative Version
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.
American Standard Version
And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Amplified
So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites.
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
Darby Translation
And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will rise up and will bow himself to the earth before the sons of Heth.
King James 2000
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Abraham stood up and bowed himself before the people of the land the children of Heth.
NET Bible
Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth.
New Heart English Bible
Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Webster
And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
World English Bible
Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
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
Heth » Son of canaan, and ancestor of the hittites
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sarah's Death And Burial
6 Hear us, my lord! A prince of God, art thou in our midst, In the choice of our buryingplaces, bury thy dead, - Not, a man from among us his, burying-place, will withhold from thee, from burying thy dead. 7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth; 8 and spake with them, saying, - If it is with the consent of your minds that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and intercede for me, with Ephron son of Zohar:
Cross References
Genesis 18:2
And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo! three men, standing over against him, - so he looked and ran to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bowed himself to the earth;
Genesis 19:1
So the two messengers went in towards Sodom at eventide, Lot, being seated in the gate of Sodom, - so Lot beheld and rose up to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth.
Proverbs 18:24
A man having many friends, shall come to ruin, but there is a loving one, who sticketh closer than a brother.
Romans 12:17-18
Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:
Hebrews 12:14
Peace, be pursuing, with all, and the obtaining of holiness, - without which no one shall see the Lord:
1 Peter 3:8
And, finally, all, being of one mind, having fellow - feeling, attached to the brethren, of tender affection, of lowly mind: