Genesis 24:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקֹּ֣ד הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לֽ͏ַיהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wa-yiqqōḏ hāʾîš wa-yištaḥû la-YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wa-yiqqōḏ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he bowed down
• *hāʾîš*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the man
• *wa-yištaḥû*: conjunction + Hishtaphel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he prostrated himself/worshipped
• *la-YHWH*: preposition + divine name - to YHWH/the LORD

Word Meanings

• *wa-yiqqōḏ*: he bowed down/he inclined his head
• *wa-yištaḥû*: he prostrated himself/he worshipped

Referenced Verses

• Gen 24:48 : 48 And 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.
• Gen 24:52 : 52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
• Exod 4:31 : 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• Exod 12:27 : 27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
• Exod 34:8 : 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
• 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And 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.
• 2 Chr 20:18 : 18 And 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.
• 2 Chr 29:30 : 30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• Neh 8:6 : 6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
• Ps 22:29 : 29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
• Ps 66:4 : 4 All the earth shall worship{H8691)} thee, and shall sing{H8762)} unto thee; they shall sing{H8762)} to thy name. Selah.
• Ps 72:9 : 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow{H8799)} before him; and his enemies{H8802)} shall lick{H8762)} the dust.
• Ps 95:6 : 6 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
• Mic 6:6 : 6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
• Phil 2:10 : 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
• Gen 22:5 : 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.