Genesis 23:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.”
Genesis 23:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 23:125 words
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּwayišətaḥûAnd depress
אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham
לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face
עַםʿamPeople
הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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