Heard their words: that is “heard their reply,” “heard what they said.” Good News Translation says “heard this.”

Bowed himself to the earth before the LORD: see 18.2. The servant’s act of worship is to give thanks to the LORD, as in verse 26.

Quoted with permission from Reyburn, William D. and Fry, Euan McG. A Handbook on Genesis. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1997. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .