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Or HaChaim on Genesis 23:7/אור החיים על בראשית כ״ג:ז׳
אוַיָּקָם וְגוֹ׳ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וְגוֹ׳. גִּלָּה לָהֶם הֵפֶךְ דִּבְרֵיהֶם אֵלָיו, כִּי אֵינוֹ מַחְזִיק עַצְמוֹ נָשִׂיא לָהֶם, אֶלָּא בְּגֶדֶר שֶׁהֵם בְּכָבוֹד לְמַעְלָה מִמֶּנּוּ.
1 ויקם…וישתחו… He arose and bowed down. Abraham explained to them that the reality was the exact opposite of what the Hittites thought. He did not consider himself as a prince amongst them; on the contrary, he considered them as deserving more honour than himself.