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Lexicon :: Strong's H7812 - šāḥâ

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שָׁחָה
Transliteration
šāḥâ
Pronunciation
shaw-khaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2360

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחָה shâchâh, shaw-khaw'; a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x

The KJV translates Strong's H7812 in the following manner: worship (99x), bow (31x), bow down (18x), obeisance (9x), reverence (5x), fall down (3x), themselves (2x), stoop (1x), crouch (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 172x
The KJV translates Strong's H7812 in the following manner: worship (99x), bow (31x), bow down (18x), obeisance (9x), reverence (5x), fall down (3x), themselves (2x), stoop (1x), crouch (1x), miscellaneous (3x).

  1. to bow down

    1. (Qal) to bow down

    2. (Hiphil) to depress (fig)

    3. (Hithpael)

      1. to bow down, prostrate oneself

        1. before superior in homage

        2. before God in worship

        3. before false gods

        4. before angel

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחָה shâchâh, shaw-khaw'; a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God):—bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
STRONGS H7812: Abbreviations
[שָׁחָה]172 verb bow down (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic שְׁחִי (rare); akin to שׁוח, שׁחח); —
Qal Imperative feminine singular שְׁחִי Isaiah 51:23 bow down.
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה Proverbs 12:25, figurative, anxiety depresses it (that is לֵב; opposed to שִׂמֵּחַ).
Hithpa'lēl170 (Ges§ 75kk) Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה Ezekiel 46:2; 2nd person masculine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֫יתָ Deuteronomy 4:19 + 3 times; 1st person singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֫יתִי 1 Samuel 16:4 + 2 times; 3rd person masculine plural הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Jeremiah 8:2, etc.; Imperfect יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה 2 Samuel 15:32 + 3 times; apocopatic יִשְׁתַּ֫חוּ Isaiah 44:17 +; 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Genesis 49:8 +; 2nd person feminine plural תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֫יןָ Genesis 33:6; Genesis 37:7, etc.; Imperative feminine singular הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי Psalm 45:12; masculine plural הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ Psalm 29:2 +; Infinitive construct הִשְׁשַׁתַּחֲוֺת Genesis 37:10 +; suffix מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶי 2 Kings 5:18 (but Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate and modern חֲוֺתו-); Participle מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה 2 Kings 19:27, etc.; מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶּם Ezekiel 8:16, read וִים- all modern; —
1. bow down, prostrate oneself, before a monarch or superior, in homage, etc.:
a. with ל, after descriptive clause (especially with קדד, נפל 3b, which see.), 1 Samuel 24:9; Genesis 43:28 (J) 2 Samuel 14:4, 22; Ruth 2:10; 1 Kings 1:31; 2 Kings 4:37 + 6 times, + (after כָּרֵע) Esther 3:2 (twice in verse); Esther 3:5.
b. with ל, followed by phrase (לפני) על אפים ארצה 2 Samuel 14:33; 1 Kings 1:23; לאפים Genesis 48:12 (E) 2 Samuel 18:28; אפים Genesis 42:6 (E) + 4 times; omit אפים Genesis 33:3 (J) + 3 times; כַּפּוֹת עַל רַגְלַיִךְ Isaiah 60:14.
c. with לְ person only, Genesis 23:7 (P) Genesis 27:29 (twice in verse); Genesis 37:9 (E), Genesis 49:8; Exodus 11:8 (J) + 8 times; with לפני Genesis 23:12 (P); with אל Isaiah 45:14 (|| התפלּל); absolute Genesis 33:6, 7 (twice in verse) (J), Exodus 18:7 (E) 2 Samuel 9:8; 2 Samuel 16:4; Isaiah 49:7.
2. before God, in worship, etc.:
a. with לְ, after descriptive phrase: קדד ארצה Exodus 34:8 (J); ארצה omitted Genesis 24:26, 48 (J) + 4 times; כרע אפים ארצה 2 Chronicles 7:3; כרע 2 Chronicles 29:29; נפל ארצה Job 1:20; נפל לפני 2 Chronicles 20:18.
b. followed by phrase: אפים ארצה ל׳ קדד וישׁ׳ Nehemiah 8:6; ארצה ל׳ Genesis 24:52 (J); ונכרעה השׁ׳ Psalm 95:6; בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ ל׳ השׁ׳ Psalm 29:2; Psalm 96:9 = 1 Chronicles 16:29; אֶלהֵֿיכָל (looking towards) Psalm 5:8; Psalm 138:2; לַהֲדֹם רגלים Psalm 99:5; Psalm 132:7.
c. with לְ only: 1 Samuel 1:28 (but read וַתַּנִּחֵהוּ Greek Version of the LXX and modern), 1 Samuel 15:25; Jeremiah 7:2; Psalm 66:4 + 9 times; with לפני Deuteronomy 26:10; Isaiah 66:23 + 4 times; with בְ local Isaiah 27:13; with לְ local Psalm 99:9; absolute Genesis 22:5 (E) Judges 7:15 + 5 times; accusative of location Exodus 33:10 (E) Jeremiah 26:2; Ezekiel 46:3; לפני (ה)מזבח Isaiah 36:7 = 2 Kings 18:22 2 Chronicles 32:12; with על location Genesis 47:31 (J) 1 Kings 1:47; Ezekiel 46:2; מֵרֶחֹק after off Exodus 24:1 (E).
d. before angel in theoph.: after clause with נפל, קדד, Joshua 5:14; Numbers 22:31; followed by אפים ארצה Genesis 19:1; ארצה Genesis 18:2 (all J).
3. before other gods: absolute Isaiah 2:20; Isaiah 44:15, 17; Isaiah 46:6; accusative of location 2 Kings 5:18 (3 times in verse); 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38; with לְ, Exodus 20:5 = Deuteronomy 5:9 (10 words), Exodus 23:24 (E), Numbers 25:2 (J), Joshua 23:7 (D), Deuteronomy 8:19; Deuteronomy 11:16; 1 Kings 16:31 + 34 times; with על, Leviticus 26:1 (H); לפני 2 Chronicles 25:14 (|| קטּר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:2; 19:1; 22:5; 23:7; 23:12; 24:26; 24:48; 24:52; 27:29; 33:3; 33:6; 33:6; 33:7; 37:7; 37:9; 37:10; 42:6; 43:28; 47:31; 48:12; 49:8; 49:8

Exodus

11:8; 18:7; 20:5; 23:24; 24:1; 33:10; 34:8

Leviticus

26:1

Numbers

22:31; 25:2

Deuteronomy

4:19; 5:9; 8:19; 11:16; 26:10

Joshua

5:14; 23:7

Judges

7:15

Ruth

2:10

1 Samuel

1:28; 15:25; 16:4; 24:9

2 Samuel

9:8; 14:4; 14:22; 14:33; 15:32; 16:4; 18:28

1 Kings

1:23; 1:31; 1:47; 16:31

2 Kings

4:37; 5:18; 5:18; 18:22; 19:27; 19:37

1 Chronicles

16:29

2 Chronicles

7:3; 20:18; 25:14; 29:29; 32:12

Nehemiah

8:6

Esther

3:2; 3:5

Job

1:20

Psalms

5:8; 29:2; 29:2; 45:12; 66:4; 95:6; 96:9; 99:5; 99:9; 132:7; 138:2

Proverbs

12:25

Isaiah

2:20; 27:13; 36:7; 37:38; 44:15; 44:17; 44:17; 45:14; 46:6; 49:7; 51:23; 60:14; 66:23

Jeremiah

7:2; 8:2; 26:2

Ezekiel

8:16; 46:2; 46:2; 46:3

H7812

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Strong's Number H7812 matches the Hebrew שָׁחָה (šāḥâ),
which occurs 175 times in 166 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 18:2–Jdg 7:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:2 - He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - That evening the two angels came to the entrance of the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting there, and when he saw them, he stood up to meet them. Then he welcomed them and bowed with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:5 - “Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told the servants. “The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:7 - Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:12 - Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:26 - The man bowed low and worshiped the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:48

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - “Then I bowed low and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham, because he had led me straight to my master’s niece to be his son’s wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:52

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:52 - When Abraham’s servant heard their answer, he bowed down to the ground and worshiped the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - May many nations become your servants,
and may they bow down to you.
May you be the master over your brothers,
and may your mother’s sons bow down to you.
All who curse you will be cursed,
and all who bless you will be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:3 - Then Jacob went on ahead. As he approached his brother, he bowed to the ground seven times before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:6 - Then the servant wives came forward with their children and bowed before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7 - Next came Leah with her children, and they bowed before him. Finally, Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:7 - “We were out in the field, tying up bundles of grain. Suddenly my bundle stood up, and your bundles all gathered around and bowed low before mine!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:9 - Soon Joseph had another dream, and again he told his brothers about it. “Listen, I have had another dream,” he said. “The sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed low before me!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:10 - This time he told the dream to his father as well as to his brothers, but his father scolded him. “What kind of dream is that?” he asked. “Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow to the ground before you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:6 - Since Joseph was governor of all Egypt and in charge of selling grain to all the people, it was to him that his brothers came. When they arrived, they bowed before him with their faces to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:26 - When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:28 - “Yes,” they replied. “Our father, your servant, is alive and well.” And they bowed low again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:31 - “Swear that you will do it,” Jacob insisted. So Joseph gave his oath, and Jacob bowed humbly at the head of his bed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:12 - Joseph moved the boys, who were at their grandfather’s knees, and he bowed with his face to the ground.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:8 - “Judah, your brothers will praise you.
You will grasp your enemies by the neck.
All your relatives will bow before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:31 - Then the people of Israel were convinced that the LORD had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the LORD was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:8 - All the officials of Egypt will run to me and fall to the ground before me. ‘Please leave!’ they will beg. ‘Hurry! And take all your followers with you.’ Only then will I go!” Then, burning with anger, Moses left Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:27 - And you will reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, for he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt. And though he struck the Egyptians, he spared our families.’” When Moses had finished speaking, all the people bowed down to the ground and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:5 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:24 - You must not worship the gods of these nations or serve them in any way or imitate their evil practices. Instead, you must utterly destroy them and smash their sacred pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:1 - Then the LORD instructed Moses: “Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders. All of you must worship from a distance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:8 - How quickly they have turned away from the way I commanded them to live! They have melted down gold and made a calf, and they have bowed down and sacrificed to it. They are saying, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:10 - When the people saw the cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, they would stand and bow down in front of their own tents.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:8 - Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:14 - You must worship no other gods, for the LORD, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about his relationship with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:1 - “Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:31 - Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the roadway with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam bowed his head and fell face down on the ground before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 25:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:2 - These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, so the Israelites feasted with them and worshiped the gods of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:19 - And when you look up into the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—don’t be seduced into worshiping them. The LORD your God gave them to all the peoples of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:9 - You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:19 - “But I assure you of this: If you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:16 - “But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the LORD and serve and worship other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:3 - For instance, they might serve other gods or worship the sun, the moon, or any of the stars—the forces of heaven—which I have strictly forbidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:10 - And now, O LORD, I have brought you the first portion of the harvest you have given me from the ground.’ Then place the produce before the LORD your God, and bow to the ground in worship before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:26 - Instead, they turned away to serve and worship gods they had not known before, gods that were not from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:17 - “But if your heart turns away and you refuse to listen, and if you are drawn away to serve and worship other gods,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:14 - “Neither one,” he replied. “I am the commander of the LORD’s army.”
At this, Joshua fell with his face to the ground in reverence. “I am at your command,” Joshua said. “What do you want your servant to do?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:7 - Make sure you do not associate with the other people still remaining in the land. Do not even mention the names of their gods, much less swear by them or serve them or worship them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 23:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:16 - If you break the covenant of the LORD your God by worshiping and serving other gods, his anger will burn against you, and you will quickly vanish from the good land he has given you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:12 - They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:19 - But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 - When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the LORD.[fn] Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the LORD has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!”

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