Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Genesis 23:7 in other translations
| BSB | Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. |
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| WEB | Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth. |
| ASV | And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. |
| YLT | And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, |
| DARBY | And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, |
| BBE | And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land. |
| Webster | And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth. |
What does Genesis 23:7 mean?
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 23:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 23:7
- Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
- Romans 12:17-18
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
- 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,
- Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
- 1 Peter 3:8
Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
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Context
- Genesis 23:6
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
- Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
- Genesis 23:8
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
Genesis 23:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Abraham se levantó, é inclinóse al pueblo de aquella tierra, á los hijos de Heth; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Abraham se leva, et se prosterna devant le peuple du pays, devant les fils de Heth; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da stand Abraham auf und verneigte sich vor dem Volke des Landes, vor den Kindern Heth, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Surrexit Abraham, et adoravit populum terræ, filios videlicet Heth: |