And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.

And he himself passed on before them and bowed down to the ground seven times until he came to his brother.

And they said, "Your servant our father [is] well; he is still alive." And they knelt and bowed down.

And he said, "Neither. I have come now [as] the commander of Yahweh's army." And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and {he bowed down} and said to him, "What [is] my lord commanding his servant?"

so as not to go among these remaining nations with you; {do not profess} the name of their gods, and do not swear by them, serve them, or {bow down to them}.

But when the leader died they relapsed and acted corruptly, more than their ancestors, following other gods, serving them, and bowing down to them. They would not give up their deeds or their stubborn ways.

All [the] {healthy ones} of [the] earth will eat and worship. Before him all [of] those descending [into the] dust will kneel, even he [who] cannot keep his soul alive.

Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Come in, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yahweh, our maker.

And it {becomes fuel for a human}, and he takes some of it and grows warm; also, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also, he makes a god and bows in worship; he makes himself an image and bows down to it!

With what shall I approach Yahweh, and bow down to God on high? Shall I approach him with burnt offerings, with bull calves a year old?

On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,