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And Abraham stood up from before his dead and said to the sons of Heth,

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

And the Hittites replied to Abraham,

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Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](A) He said, “I am a foreigner and stranger(B) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(C)

The Hittites replied to Abraham,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20