1 Samuel 25:23

25:23 When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.

Genesis 43:28

43:28 “Your servant our father is well,” they replied. “He is still alive.” They bowed down in humility. ¹ 

Genesis 43:2

43:2 When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Return, buy us a little more food.”

Genesis 9:6

9:6 “Whoever sheds human blood, ² 

by other humans ³ 

must his blood be shed;

for in God’s image ⁴ 

God ⁵  has made humankind.”

¹ tn Heb “and they bowed low and they bowed down.” The use of synonyms here emphasizes the brothers’ humility.

² tn Heb “the blood of man.”

³ tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings.

⁴ sn See the notes on the words “humankind” and “likeness” in Gen 1:26, as well as J. Barr, “The Image of God in the Book of Genesis – A Study of Terminology,” BJRL 51 (1968/69): 11-26.

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.