Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit the children of Heth:

Abraham bowed down before the people of the land,

The man bowed himself down, and adored the Lord,

And let peoples serve thee, and tribes worship thee: be thou lord of thy brethren, and let thy mother's children bow down before thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him that blesseth thee be filled with blessings.

And he went forward and bowed down with his face to the ground seven times until his brother came near.

Lia also with her children came near, and bowed down in like manner, and last of all Joseph and Rachel bowed down.

I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, and stood, and your sheaves standing about, bowed down before my sheaf.

And Joseph was governor in the land of Egypt, and corn was sold by his direction to the people. And when his brethren had bowed down to him,

Then Joseph came into his house, and they offered him the presents holding them in their hands, and they bowed down with their face to the ground.

And when Joseph had taken them from his father's lap, he bowed down with his face to the ground.

Juda, thee shall thy brethren praise: thy hands shall be on the necks of thy enemies: the sons of thy father shall bow down to thee.