Genesis 23:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Genesis 23:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 23:12 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 23:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 23:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.”

Genesis 23:12 — World English Bible

Genesis 23:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Genesis 23:12 — American Standard Version

Genesis 23:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,”

Genesis 23:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 23:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land;”

Genesis 23:12 — Darby Translation

Genesis 23:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land,”

Genesis 23:12 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 23:12 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land.”

Genesis 23:12 — The Living Sword

Genesis 23:12 in Context — Genesis 23

10 Este Ephrón hallábase entre los hijos de Heth: y respondió Ephrón Hetheo á Abraham, en oídos de los hijos de Heth, de todos los que entraban por la puerta de su ciudad, diciendo:

11 No, señor mío, óyeme: te doy la heredad, y te doy también la cueva que está en ella; delante de los hijos de mi pueblo te la doy; sepulta tu muerto.

12 Y Abraham se inclinó delante del pueblo de la tierra.

13 Y respondió á Ephrón en oídos del pueblo de la tierra, diciendo: Antes, si te place, ruégote que me oigas; yo daré el precio de la heredad, tómalo de mí, y sepultaré en ella mi muerto.

14 Y respondió Ephrón á Abraham, diciéndole:

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What Does Genesis 23:12 Mean?

Genesis 23:12 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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