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Genesis 17:3

NETBible	Abram bowed down with his face to the ground,¹ and God said to him,²
NIV © biblegateway Gen 17:3	Abram fell face down, and God said to him,
NASB © biblegateway Gen 17:3	Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,
NLT © biblegateway Gen 17:3	At this, Abram fell face down in the dust. Then God said to him,
MSG © biblegateway Gen 17:3	Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him,
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 17:3	And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 17:3	Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him,
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 17:3	Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying:
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KJV	And Abram <087> fell <05307> (8799) on his face <06440>_: and God <0430> talked <01696> (8762) with him, saying <0559> (8800)_,
NASB © biblegateway Gen 17:3	Abram <087> fell <05307> on his face <06440> , and God <0430> talked <01696> with him, saying <0559> ,
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epesen <4098> V-AAI-3S abram {N-PRI} epi <1909> PREP proswpon <4383> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ elalhsen <2980> V-AAI-3S autw <846> D-DSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS
NET [draft] ITL	Abram <087> bowed down <05307> with his face <06440> to <05921> the ground, and God <0430> said <01696> to <0854> him,
HEBREW	rmal <0559> Myhla <0430> wta <0854> rbdyw <01696> wynp <06440> le <05921> Mrba <087> lpyw (17:3) <05307>

NETBible

Abram bowed down with his face to the ground,¹ and God said to him,²

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “And Abram fell on his face.” This expression probably means that Abram sank to his knees and put his forehead to the ground, although it is possible that he completely prostrated himself. In either case the posture indicates humility and reverence.

²tn Heb “God spoke to him, saying.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.