Then the handmaidens
shiphchah (shif-khaw')
a female slave (as a member of the household) -- (bond-, hand-)maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.
came near
nagash (naw-gash')
to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship;
they and their children
yeled (yeh'-led)
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring -- boy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).
and they bowed themselves
shachah (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
