And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
Parallel translations
- WEB When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth to Yahweh.
- BSB When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.
- NKJV And it came to pass, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, that he worshiped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.
- NASB When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the Lord.
- NLT When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the Lord.
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Quick answer
Hearing their consent, the servant bowed to the ground in worship of Yahweh.
Overview
Once again the servant responds to God's faithfulness with worship, this time at the successful outcome. His repeated bowing frames the whole mission with reverence and gratitude. The chapter models a life saturated with prayer before, during, and after God grants his answers.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Gen 24:26And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
- Gen 24:48And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
- Ps 95:6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
- Ps 116:1–2I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
- 1 Chr 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
- Ps 107:21–22Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
- 2 Chr 20:18And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
- Ps 34:1–2I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
- Matt 2:11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
- Acts 10:25–26And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.
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From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.
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