King James Version

Genesis 23:12

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

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וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙vayishtachvand 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.אַבְרָהָ֔םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.לִפְנֵ֖יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…עַ֥םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הָאָֽרֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,

World English Bible

Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

Darby Translation

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;

Douay-Rheims

Abraham bowed down before the people of the land,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσεκύνησεν Ἁβραὰμ ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ τῆς γῆς.