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The Death and Burial of Sarah

Genesis 23:5

In 11 translations

BSB
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
KJV
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
WEB
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
ASV
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
LSV
And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,
YLT
And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,
DBY
And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
DRC
The children of Heth answered, saying:
GNV
Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
JPS
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
LXXE
And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־חֵ֛ת אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר לֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Ἀπεκρίθησαν δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ Χὲτ πρὸς Ἁβραὰμ, λέγοντες, μὴ, κύριε.

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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…

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