Translation of "mendekam" into English

Atau, seperti yang dilakukan Elia, ia bisa mendekam di tanah dan menaruh muka di antara kedua lututnya.

Or, as Elijah did, he might crouch to the earth and put his face between his knees.

Perhatikan sikap tubuhnya yang merendah yang diperlihatkan di sini—Elia mendekam ke tanah dan menaruh mukanya begitu rendah sehingga wajahnya sudah dekat ke lututnya.

Note the humble posture described here—Elijah on the ground with his head bowed so low that his face was near his knees.