Genesis 23:12
World English Bible (WEB)
Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
In context
10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
13 He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
- KJV King James Version
- And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.