Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
Parallel translations
- WEB The man bowed his head, and worshiped Yahweh.
- KJV And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
- NKJV Then the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord.
- NASB Then the man bowed low and worshiped the Lord.
- NLT The man bowed low and worshiped the Lord.
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Quick answer
The servant bows his head and worships Yahweh. He responds to God's clear guidance with immediate worship.
Overview
Recognizing the Lord's hand, the servant pauses to worship before doing anything else. His reverent response models giving God thanks the moment His faithfulness is seen. Worship, not self-congratulation, marks his discernment of divine providence.
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Cross-references · 16
- Gen 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.
- Exod 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.
- Gen 24:52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
- Exod 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.
- Mic 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?
- Ps 72:9May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
- 1 Chr 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.
- Ps 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Neh 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.
- 2 Chr 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.
- Ps 66:4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- 2 Chr 20:18Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- Exod 34:8Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.
- Ps 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.
- Phil 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
- Gen 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.”
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