Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the (A)sons of Heth, saying, “I am (B)a stranger and a sojourner among you; (C)give me [a]a (D)burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:4 Lit possession of a grave

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