Genesis 23:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם
(av·ra·ham,)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙
(vai·yish·ta·chu)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֖י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the peopleעַ֥ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
of the land.הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(ha·'a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
bowed down
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
himself before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

King James Bible
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham bowed down to the people of the land

International Standard Version
Abraham bowed before the people of the land

NET Bible
Abraham bowed before the local people

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham bowed down again in front of the people of that region.

King James 2000 Bible
And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
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