Genesis 23:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,”

Genesis 23:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 23:5 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 23:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,”

Genesis 23:5 — World English Bible

Genesis 23:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, ”

Genesis 23:5 — American Standard Version

Genesis 23:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,”

Genesis 23:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 23:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, ”

Genesis 23:5 — Darby Translation

Genesis 23:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,”

Genesis 23:5 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 23:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,”

Genesis 23:5 — The Living Sword

Genesis 23:5 in Context — Genesis 23

3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

4 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.

5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

6 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

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What Does Genesis 23:5 Mean?

Genesis 23:5 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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