Bereshis 23:3

3 And Avraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the bnei Chet, saying,

Bereshis 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:

Bereshis 23:3 In-Context

1 3 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty shanah old: these were the shnei chayyai Sarah.

2 And Sarah died in Kiryat- Arba; the same is Chevron in eretz Kena’an: and Avraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

3 And Avraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the bnei Chet, saying,

4 I am a ger and a sojourner with you: give me an achuzzah (possession) of a kever with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5 And the bnei Chet answered Avraham, saying unto him,