Genesis 23:3

Genesis 23:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

Context of Genesis 23:3

1Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old. 2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. Then 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.” 5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

Genesis 23:3 word by word

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י מֵת֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־בְּנֵי־חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• got upקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• fromעַל‛al · uponH5921
• besideפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• his dead wifeמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• and saidדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Hittitesבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Hittitesחֵתchêth · HethH2845
• the Hittitesאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Genesis 23:3

• Genesis 23:5The Hittites replied to Abraham,
• Genesis 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
• Genesis 25:10This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.
• 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?”
• 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.
• 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.
• 2 Samuel 23:39and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.

Commentaries on Genesis 23:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Abraham stood up from before his dead - He had probably sat on the ground some days in token of sorrow, as the custom then was, (see Tobit 2:12, 13; Isaiah 47:1; and Genesis 37:35;); and when this time was finished he arose and began to treat about a burying place.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 - The Death of Sarah 2. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat -'arba‛ “Qirjath-arba, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ “Arba, four.” 8. עפרון ‛eprôn “Ephron, of the dust, or resembling a calf.” צחר tshochar “Tsochar, whiteness.” 9. מכפלה makpêlâh “Makpelah, doubled.” The death and burial of Sarah are here recorded. This occasions the purchase of the field of Makpelah, in the cave of which is her sepulchre. Genesis 23:1-2 Sarah is the only woman whose age is recorded…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Abraham negotiated with local Hittite elders to buy land for a burial site. These Hittites had moved south to Canaan from the large Hittite empire in what is now Turkey (compare 10:15). Abraham was a foreigner and an outsider among them. But he trusted God's promise that he would eventually own the land.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-203. Abraham stood up, &c.--Eastern people are always provided with family burying-places; but Abraham's life of faith--his pilgrim state--had prevented him acquiring even so small a possession (Ac 7:5). spake unto the sons of Heth--He bespoke their kind offices to aid him in obtaining possession of a cave that belonged to Ephron--a wealthy neighbor.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 23:3

• Abraham
• Heth
• Land

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abraham, Abram
• Burial
• Cave
• Choice
• Cunning
• Field
• Heth
• Hittites
• Machpelah

Commentaries on Genesis 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings