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I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God among us; in the best of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre so that thou may bury thy dead.

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“I am a foreigner and stranger(A) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(B)

The Hittites replied to Abraham, “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(C) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”

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