Genesis 23:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.”
Genesis 23:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 23:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 23:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.”
Genesis 23:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 23:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. ”
Genesis 23:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 23:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,”
Genesis 23:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 23:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, ”
Genesis 23:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 23:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Abraham stoode vp, and bowed him selfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.”
Genesis 23:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 23:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And Abraham rose, and he bowed himself to the people of the land—to the sons of Heth.”
Genesis 23:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 23:7 in Context — Genesis 23
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
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,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
What Does Genesis 23:7 Mean?
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