Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said,
New American Standard Bible
Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the
King James Version
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Holman Bible
Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:
A Conservative Version
And Abraham rose 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,
Amplified
Then Abraham stood up before his dead [wife’s body], and spoke to the
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,
Darby Translation
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
Julia Smith Translation
And Abraham will rise up from the face of his dead, and speak to the sons of Heth, saying,
King James 2000
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. And Abraham rose up from his dead, and he spoke to the Hittites [and] said,
Modern King James verseion
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abraham stood up from the corpse, and talked with the sons of Heth saying,
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,
The Emphasized Bible
And Abraham rose up from over the face of his dead, - and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying;
Webster
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,
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,
Themes
Abraham » He purchases a place for her burial, and buries her in a cave
Heth » Son of canaan, and ancestor of the hittites
Hittites » Called the » Sons of heth
Interlinear
Quwm
Paniym
Muwth
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 23:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sarah's Death And Burial
2 She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said, 4 "I am an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence."
Cross References
Genesis 10:15
Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, along with the Hittites,
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites responded to Abraham,
Genesis 23:7
Abraham rose and bowed before the Hittites, the people of the land,
Genesis 25:10
This was the same field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites, where Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried.
Genesis 27:46
Rebekah also told herself, "Heth's daughters are making me tired of living. If Jacob marries one of Heth's daughters, and she turns out to be just like these other local women, what kind of life would there be left for me?"
Genesis 49:30
It's the cave in the field near Mamre at Machpelah in the land of Canaan that Abraham bought to serve as a cemetery.
1 Samuel 26:6
David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab's brother Abishai, Zeruiah's son, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I'll go down with you."
2 Samuel 23:39
and Uriah the Hittite for a total of 37.