King James Version

Exodus 34:8

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

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וַיְמַהֵ֖רvaymaherand be carried headlongמָהַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be carried headlong”, the next action in the storyH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…מֹשֶׁ֑הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.וַיִּקֹּ֥דvayiqodand stoopקָדַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stoop”, the next action in the storyH6915to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deferencebow (down) (the) head, stoop.אַ֖רְצָהartsahearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute, directional ending — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּvayishtachvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and crouch”, the next action in the storyH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Moses hasteth, and boweth to the earth, and doth obeisance,

World English Bible

Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.

Darby Translation

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head to the earth and worshipped,

Douay-Rheims

And Moses making haste, bowed down prostrate unto the earth, and adoring,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses hasted, and bowed to the earth and worshipped;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σπεύσας Μωσῆς κύψας ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν προσεκύνησε·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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