Genesis 24 · Verse 26

Genesis 24:26

And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
Genesis 24:26, King James Version

Genesis 24:26 in other translations

BSBThen the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
WEBThe man bowed his head, and worshiped the LORD.
ASVAnd the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.
YLTAnd the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,
DARBYAnd the man stooped, and bowed down before Jehovah,
BBEAnd with bent head the man gave worship to the Lord;
WebsterAnd the man bowed his head, and worshipped the LORD.

What does Genesis 24:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 24:23-27

23-27. And said, Whose daughter art thou?--After telling her name and family, the kind-hearted damsel hastened home to give notice of a stranger's arrival.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Bowed down his head, and worshipped - Two acts of adoration are mentioned here; 1. Bowing the head, יקד yikkod; and 2. Prostration upon the earth, וישתחו vaiyishtaehu. The bowing of the head was to Rebekah, to return her thanks for her kind invitation. The prostration was to Jehovah, in gratitude for the success with which he had favored him.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 24:10-28

Abraham's servant devoutly acknowledged God. We have leave to be particular in recommending our affairs to the care of Divine providence. He proposes a sign, not that he intended to proceed no further, if not gratified in it; but it is a prayer that God would provide a good wife for his young master; and that was a good prayer. She should be simple, industrious, humble, cheerful, serviceable, and hospitable…

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Genesis 24:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקֹּ֣דvai.yi.Kodand he bowed lowH6915
הָאִ֔ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuand he bowed downH7812
לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 24:26

  • Genesis 24:48

    And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.

  • Genesis 24:52

    And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

  • Exodus 4:31

    And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  • Exodus 12:27

    That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:18

    And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord.

  • Philippians 2:10

    That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

  • Psalms 66:4

    All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

  • Exodus 34:8

    And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:20

    And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king.

  • Micah 6:6

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

  • Psalms 22:29

    All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

  • Psalms 72:9

    They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
48,52; 22:5; Ex 4:31; 12:27; 34:8; 1Ch 29:20; 2Ch 20:18; 29:30; Ne 8:6
Ps 22:29; 66:4; 72:9; 95:6; Mic 6:6; Php 2:10

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Context

  • Genesis 24:25

    She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.

  • Genesis 24:26

    And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.

  • Genesis 24:27

    And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

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Genesis 24:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El hombre entonces se inclinó, y adoró á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’homme s’inclina, et se prosterna devant l’ Éternel,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da verneigte sich der Mann und warf sich nieder vor Jehova
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Inclinavit se homo, et adoravit Dominum,