Genesis 17:3

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 17:3 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 17:3 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
  2. Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
  3. Leviticus 9:23Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
  4. Numbers 14:5Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown before the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel.
  5. Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
  6. Numbers 16:45“Get away from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.” And Moses and Aaron fell facedown.
  7. Joshua 5:14“Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”
  8. Judges 13:20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
  9. 1 Kings 18:39When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
  10. Ezekiel 1:28The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
  11. Ezekiel 3:23So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
  12. Ezekiel 9:8While they were killing, I was left alone. And I fell facedown and cried out, “Oh, Lord GOD, when You pour out Your wrath on Jerusalem, will You destroy the entire remnant of Israel?”
  13. Daniel 8:17As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
  14. Daniel 10:9I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.
  15. Matthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
  16. Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring