Génesis 23:7

7 Entonces Abraham se inclinó hasta el suelo ante los hititas

Génesis 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 23:7

And Abraham stood up
For, having made his speech to the children of Heth, he sat down waiting for an answer; or rather perhaps they obliged him to sit down, out of reverence to so great a personage; and when they had done speaking, he rose up: and bowed himself to the people of the land;
the principal of them, in token of the grateful sense he had of the honour they had done him, and of the great civility with which they had used him: [even] to the children of Heth;
this seems to be added to distinguish them from the common people, and as an explanation of the preceding clause; (See Gill on Genesis 23:3).

Génesis 23:7 In-Context

5 —Escúchenos, señor —respondieron los hititas a Abraham—,

6 usted es un príncipe de honor entre nosotros. Escoja la mejor de nuestras tumbas y entiérrela allí. Ninguno de nosotros se negará a ayudarle en ese sentido.

7 Entonces Abraham se inclinó hasta el suelo ante los hititas

8 y dijo:
—Ya que ustedes están dispuestos a brindarme esa ayuda, sean tan amables de pedir a Efrón, hijo de Zohar,

9 que me permita comprar su cueva en Macpela, que está al final de su campo. Yo pagaré el precio total en presencia de testigos, a fin de tener un lugar permanente donde enterrar a mi familia.