7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.


In Context

4 "I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."

5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,

6 "Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."

7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

8 He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."

Genesis 23:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit the children of Heth:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.