Genesis 24:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,”
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BSBPD
“Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the man bowed his head, and worshipped Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And the man boweth, and doth obeisance to Jehovah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 24:26 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 22:5“Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”
- Genesis 24:48Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
- Genesis 24:52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
- Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
- Exodus 12:27you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.
- Exodus 34:8Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
- Judges 7:15When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship. He returned to the camp of Israel and said, “Get up, for the LORD has delivered the camp of Midian into your hand.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:20Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
- 2 Chronicles 20:18Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.
- Nehemiah 8:6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
- Psalms 22:29All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
- Psalms 66:4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- Psalms 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
- Psalms 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Micah 6:6With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Philippians 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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