Genesis 23:6
Hear us, my lord. Thou art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
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In Context
5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
7And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Cross References
Genesis 13:2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 18:12And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis 24:18And she said, Drink, my lord. And she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 31:35And she said to her father, Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise up before thee; for the manner of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the teraphim.
Genesis 32:18then thou shalt say [They are] thy servant Jacob`s; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, he also is behind us.
Genesis 44:5Is not this that in which my lord drinketh, and whereby he indeed divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 23:4-16
The Cave of Machpelah. ( b. c. 1857.) 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7 And… Read the whole commentary →