And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

And he passed on before them, and bowed to the earth seven times, until he came near to his brother.

And they said, Thy servant our father is well; he is yet alive. And they bowed, and made obeisance.

And he said, No; for as captain of the army of Jehovah am I now come. Then Joshua fell upon his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said to him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

that ye enter not among these nations, these that remain among you; and ye shall make no mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them;

But whenever the judge died, they turned back and behaved worse than their fathers, going after other gods, serving them and bowing down to them; they did not drop any of their practices or their stubborn ways.

All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him, and he that cannot keep alive his own soul.

The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

And it shall be for a man to burn, and he taketh thereof, and warmeth himself; he kindleth it also, and baketh bread; he maketh also a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,