Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, New Living Translation Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, English Standard Version And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, Berean Study Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, New American Standard Bible Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, New King James Version Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, King James Bible And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, Christian Standard Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hethites: Contemporary English Version he went to the Hittites and said, Good News Translation He left the place where his wife's body was lying, went to the Hittites, and said, Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:" International Standard Version Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said, NET Bible Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth, New Heart English Bible Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying: New American Standard 1977 Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, Jubilee Bible 2000 And Abraham stood up from before his dead and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying, King James 2000 Bible And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying, American King James Version And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, American Standard Version And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying, Douay-Rheims Bible And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying: Darby Bible Translation And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, English Revised Version And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, Webster's Bible Translation And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, World English Bible Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, Young's Literal Translation And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying, Study Bible The Death and Burial of Sarah…2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. 3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, 4“I am a stranger and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”… Cross References Genesis 10:15 Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites, Genesis 15:20 Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Genesis 25:10 This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah. Genesis 49:30 The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. 1 Samuel 26:6 And David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" "I will go with you," answered Abishai. Treasury of Scripture And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, Heth. Genesis 23:5,7 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, … Genesis 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, Genesis 25:10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. Lexicon Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation got up וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against beside פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face his dead wife מֵת֑וֹ (mê·ṯōw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill and said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the Hittites, בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son (3) Abraham stood up from before his dead.--His first care on arriving at Hebron had been to prostrate himself in Sarah's tent, and give utterance to his grief. Only after this he rises to prepare for her burial. The sons of Heth.--Up to this time we have read only of Amorites, Mamre and his toothers, at Hebron. It now appears that it was the property of the Hittites, a race who, while the Israelites sojourned in Egypt, became so powerful as to contend for empire with the Egyptians themselves. Their capital was Emesa in Northern Syria, and their history is now being made known to us not only by means of Egyptian records, but also of inscriptions in their own language (See Note on Genesis 10:15). Verse 3. - And Abraham stood up - during the days of mourning he had been sitting on the ground; and now, his grief having moderated (Calvin), he goes out to the city gate - from before (literally, from over the face of) his dead, - "Sarah, though dead, was still his" (Wordsworth) - and spake unto the sons of Heth. - the Hittites were descendants of Heth, the son of Canaan (vide Genesis 10:15). Cf. "daughters of Heth" (Genesis 27:46) and "daughters of Canaan" (Genesis 28:1) - saying. 23:1-13 The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be his name, that even death cannot part believers from union with Christ. Those whom we most love, yea, even our own bodies, which we so care for, must soon become loathsome lumps of clays, and be buried out of sight. How loose then should we be to all earthly attachments and adornments! Let us seek rather that our souls be adorned with heavenly graces. Abraham rendered honour and respect to the princes of Heth, although of the ungodly Canaanites. The religion of the Bible enjoins to pay due respect to all in authority, without flattering their persons, or countenancing their crimes if they are unworthy characters. And the noble generosity of these Canaanites shames and condemns the closeness, selfishness, and ill-humour of many that call themselves Israelites. It was not in pride that Abraham refused the gift, because he scorned to be beholden to Ephron; but in justice and in prudence. Abraham was able to pay for the field, and therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's generosity. Honesty, as well as honour, forbids us to take advantage of our neighbour's liberality, and to impose, upon those who give freely.Jump to Previous Abraham Children Dead Heth Hittites Presence Riseth Rose Speaketh Stood WifeJump to Next Abraham Children Dead Heth Hittites Presence Riseth Rose Speaketh Stood WifeLinks Genesis 23:3 NIVGenesis 23:3 NLT Genesis 23:3 ESV Genesis 23:3 NASB Genesis 23:3 KJV Genesis 23:3 Bible Apps Genesis 23:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 23:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 23:3 French Bible Genesis 23:3 German Bible Alphabetical: Abraham and before beside dead from He Heth his Hittites of rose said saying sons spoke the Then to wife OT Law: Genesis 23:3 Abraham rose up from before his dead (Gen. Ge Gn) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |