Genesis 23:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
Genesis 23:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 23:12 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 23:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.”
Genesis 23:12 — World English Bible
Genesis 23:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.”
Genesis 23:12 — American Standard Version
Genesis 23:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,”
Genesis 23:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 23:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;”
Genesis 23:12 — Darby Translation
Genesis 23:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land,”
Genesis 23:12 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 23:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.”
Genesis 23:12 — The Living Sword
Genesis 23:12 in Context — Genesis 23
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
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.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
What Does Genesis 23:12 Mean?
Genesis 23:12 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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