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


In Context

4 A sojourner and a settler I am with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'

5 And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,

6 Hear us, my lord; a prince of God art thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.'

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

8 and he speaketh with them, saying, 'If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;

9 and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.'

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

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 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.