Genesis 23:12
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
Genesis 23:12 in other translations
| BSB | Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land |
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| WEB | Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. |
| ASV | And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. |
| YLT | And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land, |
| DARBY | And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land; |
| BBE | And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land. |
| Webster | And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land. |
What does Genesis 23:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 23:11-15
11-15. Ephron answered, Nay, my lord, &c.--Here is a great show of generosity, but it was only a show; for while Abraham wanted only the cave, he joins "the field and the cave"; and though he offered them both as free gifts, he, of course, expected some costly presents in return, without which, he would not have been satisfied. The patriarch, knowing this, wished to make a purchase and asked the terms.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 23:1-13
Chapter Outline The death of Sarah, Abraham applies for a burying-place. (1-13) Sarah's burying-place. (14-20) Verses 1-13 The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be his name, that even death cannot part believers from union with Christ. Those whom we most love, yea, even our own bodies, which we so care for…
Genesis 23:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 23:12
- Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
- Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, 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,
- Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
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Context
- Genesis 23:11
Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
- Genesis 23:12
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
- Genesis 23:13
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis 23:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Abraham se inclinó delante del pueblo de la tierra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abraham se prosterna devant le peuple du pays; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da verneigte sich Abraham vor dem Volke des Landes; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Adoravit Abraham coram populo terræ. |