5The children of Heth answered, saying:


In Context

2 And she died in the city of Arbee which is Hebron, in the land of Chanaan: and Abraham came to mourn and weep for her.

3 And after he rose up from the funeral obsequies, he spoke to the children of Heth, saying:

4 I am a stranger and sojourner among you: give me the right of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead.

5 The children of Heth answered, saying:

6 My Lord, hear us, thou art a prince of God among us: bury thy dead in our principle sepulchers: and no man shall have power to hinder thee from burying thy dead in his sepulcher.

7 Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit the children of Heth:

Genesis 23:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:5And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,