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01-GEN.usfm

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 \v 11 "No, my master, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you to bury your dead."
 
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-\v 12 Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
+\v 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.
 \v 13 He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "But if you are willing, please hear me. I will pay for the field. Take the money from me, and I will bury my dead there."
 
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 \v 51 Look, Rebekah is before you. Take her and go, so she may be the wife of your master's son, as Yahweh has spoken."
 
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-\v 52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the ground to Yahweh.
+\v 52 When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before Yahweh.
 \v 53 The servant brought out articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and to her mother.
 
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 \v 27 He asked them about their welfare and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?"
 
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-\v 28 They said, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." They prostrated themselves and bowed down.
+\v 28 They said, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." And they bowed low.
 \v 29 When he lifted up his eyes he saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and he said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you spoke to me?" Then he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son."
 
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10-2SA.usfm

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 \v 1 After the death of Saul, David returned from attacking the Amalekites and remained in Ziklag for two days.
-\v 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David he lay facedown on the ground and prostrated himself.
+\v 2 On the third day, a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head. When he came to David he fell to the ground and bowed down.
 
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 \v 3 David said to him, "Where did you come from?" He answered, "I escaped from the camp of Israel."

11-1KI.usfm

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 \v 15 So Bathsheba went into the king's room. The king was very old, and Abishag the Shunammite was serving the king.
-\v 16 Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself before the king. Then the king said, "What do you desire?"
+\v 16 Bathsheba bowed down before the king. Then the king said, "What do you desire?"
 \v 17 She said to him, "My master, you swore to your servant by Yahweh your God, saying, 'Surely Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.'
 
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 \v 22 While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet came in.
-\v 23 The servants told the king, "Nathan the prophet is here." When he came in before the king, he prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground.
+\v 23 The servants told the king, "Nathan the prophet is here." When he came in before the king, he bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
 
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 \v 24 Nathan said, "My master the king, have you said, 'Adonijah will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne?'
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 \v 28 Then King David answered and said, "Call Bathsheba back to me." She came into the king's presence and stood before the king.
 \v 29 The king made an oath and said, "As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed me out of all trouble,
 \v 30 as I vowed to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, 'Solomon your son will reign after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place,' I will do this today."
-\v 31 Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the ground and prostrated herself before the king and said, "May my master King David live forever!"
+\v 31 Then Bathsheba gave honor and put her face to the ground and she bowed before the king and said, "May my master King David live forever!"
 
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12-2KI.usfm

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 \v 35 and with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, "You will not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them.
 
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-\v 36 But Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and a raised arm, is the one you must honor; it is to him that you will prostrate yourselves, and it is to him that you will sacrifice.
+\v 36 But Yahweh, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, it is to him you will bow down, and it is to him that you will offer sacrifices.
 \v 37 The statutes and the decrees, the law and the commandments that he wrote for you, you will keep them forever. So you must not fear other gods,
 \v 38 and the covenant that I have made with you, you will not forget; neither will you honor other gods.
 

13-1CH.usfm

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-\v 20 David said to all the assembly, "Now bless Yahweh your God." All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh and prostrated themselves before the king.
+\v 20 David said to all the assembly, "Now bless Yahweh your God." All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, bowed their heads and stretched themselves out on the ground before Yahweh and the king.
 \v 21 On the next day, they made sacrifices to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings to him. They offered a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.
 
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17-EST.usfm

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 \v 1 After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him.
-\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself.
+\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate kneeling down and bowing down to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai did not kneel or bowed down.
 
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 \v 3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's command?"