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Genèse 23:12

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Genèse 23:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 23:12

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the
land.
] Showing hereby great respect, and giving much honour both to them and Ephron; and signifying that he had something to say, and desired audience of them, and humbly submitted to them what he should say.

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Genèse 23:12 In-Context

10 Or Ephron était assis parmi les enfants de Heth. Et Ephron, le Héthien, répondit à Abraham devant les enfants de Heth qui écoutaient, devant tous ceux qui entraient par la porte de sa ville, et dit:
11 Non, mon seigneur, écoute-moi: Je te donne le champ, je te donne aussi la caverne qui y est; je te la donne en présence des enfants de mon peuple; enterre ton mort.
12 Et Abraham se prosterna devant le peuple du pays;
13 Et il parla à Ephron, devant le peuple du pays qui écoutait, et dit: Cependant, écoute-moi, je te prie; je donne l'argent du champ; reçois-le de moi et j'y enterrerai mon mort.
14 Et Ephron répondit à Abraham, en lui disant
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.

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