Genesis 23:6-8

Lexham English Bible

⁶ “Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince^[a] in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site^[b] from you for burying your dead.” ⁷ And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.^{[c] 8} And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing^[d] that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar,