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1. Genesis 18:2וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he bowed down

   And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

2. Genesis 19:1וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

   Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

3. Genesis 22:5וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הso we may bow down

   “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.”

4. Genesis 23:7וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

   Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

5. Genesis 23:12וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙and he bowed down

   Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

6. Genesis 24:26וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he bowed down

   Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,

7. Genesis 24:48וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הand I bowed down

   Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.

8. Genesis 24:52וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

   When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.

9. Genesis 27:29וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּand may they bow down

   May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

10. Genesis 27:29וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּso may they bow down

    May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”

11. Genesis 33:3וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּand he bowed down

    But Jacob himself went on ahead and bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.

12. Genesis 33:6וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָand they bowed down

    Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.

13. Genesis 33:7וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּand they bowed down

    Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

14. Genesis 33:7וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּand they bowed down

    Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and then Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.

15. Genesis 37:7וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָand they bowed down

    We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”

16. Genesis 37:9מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים[were] bowing down

    Then Joseph had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun and moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

17. Genesis 37:10לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תto bow down

    He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”

18. Genesis 42:6וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־and they bowed down

    Now Joseph was the ruler of the land; he was the one who sold grain to all its people. So when his brothers arrived, they bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

19. Genesis 43:26וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־and they bowed down

    When Joseph came home, they presented him with the gifts they had brought, and they bowed to the ground before him.

20. Genesis 43:28וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּand they bowed down

    “Your servant our father is well,” they answered. “He is still alive.” And they bowed down to honor him.

21. Genesis 47:31וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

    “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

22. Genesis 48:12וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּand he bowed down

    Then Joseph removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed facedown.

23. Genesis 49:8יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּthey will bow down

    Judah, your brothers shall praise you. Your hand shall be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down to you.

24. Exodus 4:31וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּand they bowed down

    and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.

25. Exodus 11:8וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ־and they will bow down

    And all these officials of yours will come and bow before me, saying, ‘Go, you and all the people who follow you!’ After that, I will depart.” And hot with anger, Moses left Pharaoh’s presence.

26. Exodus 12:27וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּand they bowed down

    you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

27. Exodus 18:7וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙and he bowed down

    So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

28. Exodus 20:5תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣הyou must bow down

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

29. Exodus 23:24תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤הyou must bow down

    You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.

30. Exodus 24:1וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow down

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.

31. Exodus 32:8וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־and they have bowed down

    How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.’”

32. Exodus 33:10וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּand they bowed down

    When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.

33. Exodus 34:8וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּand he bowed down

    Moses immediately bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

34. Exodus 34:14תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyou must bow down

    For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

35. Leviticus 26:1לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תto bow down

    “You must not make idols for yourselves or set up a carved image or sacred pillar; you must not place a sculpted stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am the LORD your God.

36. Numbers 22:31וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he bowed down

    Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.

37. Numbers 25:2וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּand they bowed down

    who also invited them to the sacrifices for their gods. And the people ate and bowed down to these gods.

38. Deuteronomy 4:19וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָand you will bow down

    When you look to the heavens and see the sun and moon and stars—all the host of heaven—do not be enticed to bow down and worship what the LORD your God has apportioned to all the nations under heaven.

39. Deuteronomy 5:9תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣הyou must bow down

    You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,

40. Deuteronomy 8:19וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָand you will bow down

    If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

41. Deuteronomy 11:16וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow down

    But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,

42. Deuteronomy 17:3וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּand he has bowed down

    and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden—

43. Deuteronomy 26:10וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָand you will bow down

    And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.

44. Deuteronomy 29:26וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּand they bowed down

    They went and served other gods, and they worshiped gods they had not known—gods that the LORD had not given to them.

45. Deuteronomy 30:17וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָand you will bow down

    But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

46. Joshua 5:14וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּand he bowed down

    “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the LORD’s army.” Then Joshua fell facedown in reverence and asked Him, “What does my Lord have to say to His servant?”

47. Joshua 23:7תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּyou must bow down

    So you are not to associate with these nations that remain among you. You must not call on the names of their gods or swear by them, and you must not serve them or bow down to them.

48. Joshua 23:16וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow down

    If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”

49. Judges 2:12וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they bowed down

    Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,

50. Judges 2:17וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּand they bowed down

    Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done.