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The Death and Burial of Sarah

Genesis 23:3

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,Or sons of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, and 20
KJV
¶ And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
WEB
Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
ASV
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,
LSV
And Abraham rises up from the presence of his dead, and speaks to the sons of Heth, saying,
YLT
And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,
DBY
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
DRC
And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying:
GNV
Then Abraham rose vp from the sight of his corps, and talked with the Hittites, saying,
JPS
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying:
LXXE
And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons of Chet, saying,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיָּ֨קָם֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י מֵת֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־בְּנֵי־חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἁβραὰμ ἀπὸ τοῦ νεκροῦ αὐτοῦ· καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ Χὲτ, λέγων,

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  • The Binding of Isaac (the Akedah) God tests Abraham by asking him to offer Isaac, the son of the promise, as a burnt offering. Abraham obeys, Isaac carries the wood, and at t…

Cross-references most cited first

  • Genesis 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
  • Genesis 27:46Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”
  • 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
  • Genesis 49:30The 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.
  • Genesis 23:5The Hittites replied to Abraham,
  • Genesis 23:7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
  • 1 Samuel 26:6And 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.
  • Genesis 25:10This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.

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