Then the man bowed low 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.
- BSB Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,
- NKJV Then the man bowed down his head 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.
Cross-references & the web
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- Gen 24:48I bowed my head, and worshiped Yahweh, and blessed Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter for his son.
- Exod 4:31The people believed, and when they heard that Yahweh had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- Gen 24:52When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.
- Exod 12:27that you shall say, ‘It is the sacrifice of Yahweh’s Passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he struck the Egyptians, and spared our houses.’” The people bowed their heads and worshiped.
- Mic 6:6How shall I come before Yahweh, and bow myself before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
- Ps 72:9Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. His enemies shall lick the dust.
- 1 Chr 29:20Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless Yahweh your God!” All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads and prostrated themselves before Yahweh and the king.
- Ps 95:6Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker,
- Neh 8:6Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
- 2 Chr 29:30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
- Ps 66:4All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
- 2 Chr 20:18Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping Yahweh.
- Exod 34:8Moses hurried and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.
- Ps 22:29All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
- Phil 2:10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth,
- Gen 22:5Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I will go yonder. We will worship, and come back to you.”
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