World English Bible
"Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth."
— Genesis 23:7, World English Bible
“And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.”
“And Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. ”
“Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth.”
“Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit, the children of Heth:”
“And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.”
“And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.”
"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead."
Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me among you for a possession of a burying-place."
Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,