Genesis 23:5

5 The Hittites answered Abraham,

Genesis 23:5 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 23:5

And the children of Heth answered Abraham
In a very civil and respectful manner: saying unto him,
as follows:

Genesis 23:5 In-Context

3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and said to the Hittites,

4 "I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5 The Hittites answered Abraham,

6 "Hear us, my lord; you are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our sepulchres; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, or hinder you from burying your dead."

7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land.