Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,
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:
International Standard Version
Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said,
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
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 And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah. 3 And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth, 4 I am living among you as one from a strange country: give me some land here as my property, so that I may put my dead to rest
Cross References
Genesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,
Genesis 23:5
And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,
Genesis 23:7
And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
Genesis 25:10
The same field which Abraham got from the children of Heth: there Abraham was put to rest with Sarah, his wife.
Genesis 27:46
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, My life is a weariness to me because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob takes a wife from among the daughters of Heth, such as these, the women of this land, of what use will my life be to me?
Genesis 49:30
In the rock in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham got from Ephron the Hittite, to be his resting-place.
1 Samuel 26:6
Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, Who will go down with me to the tents of Saul? And Abishai said, I will go down with you.
2 Samuel 23:39
Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in number.