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Genesis 23:3

AbrahamHeth
Grief

1 Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.

2 She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.

Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,

4 “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,

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BSB
Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
KJV
And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
WEB
Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
ASV
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,
DARBY
And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
BLB
And Abraham rose up from before his dead one, and he spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
ÅB
Deretter sto Abraham opp og gikk bort fra sin døde hustru, og han talte til Hets barn og sa:
OTB
Så reiste Abraham seg fra sin døde hustru og talte til hetittene og sa,
B1930
Derefter stod Abraham op og gikk bort fra sin døde hustru, og han talte til Hets barn og sa:

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