King James Version

Genesis 23:7

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

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וַיָּ֧קָםvayaqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…אַבְרָהָ֛םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvayishtachvand 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.לְעַםleamto peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to 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.הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe 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.לִבְנֵיlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֵֽתchetHethחֵתnoun, proper name — “Heth”H2845Cheth, an aboriginal CanaaniteHeth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.

Darby Translation

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,

Douay-Rheims

Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit the children of Heth:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the sons of Chet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναστὰς δὲ Ἁβραὰμ προσεκύνησε τῷ λαῷ τῆς γῆς, τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ Χέτ.