Genesis 23:3

3 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,

Genesis 23:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 23:3

And Abraham stood up from before his dead
The corpse of Sarah, by which he sat pensive and mourning, perhaps upon the ground, as was the custom of mourners, ( Job 1:13 ) ; where having sat awhile, he rose up and went out of the tent, to provide for the funeral of his wife as became him: and spake unto the sons of Heth;
the descendants of Heth the son of Canaan, see ( Genesis 10:15 ) ; who were at this time the inhabitants and proprietors of that part of the land where Abraham now was: saying; as follows:

Genesis 23:3 In-Context

1 And {Sarah lived} one hundred and twenty-seven years; [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.

2 And Sarah died in Kiriath Arba; that [is] Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

3 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,

4 "I [am] a stranger and an alien among you; give to me {my own burial site} among you so that I may bury my dead from before me.

5 And the Hittites answered Abraham [and] said to him,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "sons of Heth"