Genesis 23:11
Nay, my lord, hear me, The field, have I given to thee And, the cave that is therein, to thee, have I given it,—In the eyes of the sons of my people, have I given it thee Bury thy dead.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12So Abraham boweth himself down, before the people of the land:
Cross References
Genesis 23:18to Abraham as a purchase in the eyes of the sons of Heth,—with all who were entering the gate of his city.
Deuteronomy 17:6At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses, shall he that is to die be put to death,—he shall not be put to death at the mouth of one witness.
Ruth 4:1Now, Boaz, went up to the gate, and sat him down there, and lo! the kinsman, passing by, of whom Boaz had spoken, so he said—Turn aside! and sit down here, such a one! And he turned aside, and sat down.
Ruth 4:9Then said Boaz to the elders, and all the people—Witnesses, are ye to-day, that I have taken over all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s, and Mahlon’s,—from the hand of Naomi:
2 Samuel 24:20And Araunah looked out, and saw the king, and his servants, passing over unto him—so Araunah went forth, and did homage unto the king, with his face to the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:22And David said unto Ornan, Grant me the place of the threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar, unto Yahweh,—for silver in full, shalt thou grant it me, that the plague may be stayed from off the people.
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 →