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 Standard Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, King James Bible And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto 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, New American Standard Bible Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, NASB 1995 Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, NASB 1977 Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, Legacy Standard Bible Then Abraham rose from before his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, Amplified Bible Then Abraham stood up before his dead [wife’s body], and spoke to the sons of Heth (Hittites), saying, Christian Standard Bible When Abraham got up from beside his dead wife, he spoke to the Hethites: Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:” American Standard Version And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Abraham stood up before his dead and he spoke with the sons of Khyth and said to them, Brenton Septuagint Translation And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying, Contemporary English Version he went to the Hittites and said, Douay-Rheims Bible And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying: English Revised Version And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites, Good News Translation He left the place where his wife's body was lying, went to the Hittites, and said, International Standard Version Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said, JPS Tanakh 1917 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying: Literal Standard Version And Abraham rises up from the presence of his dead, and speaks to the sons of Heth, saying, Majority Standard Bible Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, New American Bible Then he left the side of his deceased wife and addressed the Hittites: NET Bible Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth, New Revised Standard Version Abraham rose up from beside his dead, and said to the Hittites, New Heart English Bible Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons 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, Additional Translations ... Context 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 foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”… Cross References Genesis 10:15 And 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. 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 WifeGenesis 23 1. The age and death of Sarah.3. The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah; 19. where Sarah is buried. (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.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 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 6965: To arise, stand up, stand from מֵעַ֖ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against beside פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face his dead wife מֵת֑וֹ (mê·ṯōw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and said וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Hittites, בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son Links Genesis 23:3 NIVGenesis 23:3 NLT Genesis 23:3 ESV Genesis 23:3 NASB Genesis 23:3 KJV Genesis 23:3 BibleApps.com Genesis 23:3 Biblia Paralela Genesis 23:3 Chinese Bible Genesis 23:3 French Bible Genesis 23:3 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 23:3 Abraham rose up from before his dead (Gen. 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