Genesis 23:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י מֵת֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־בְּנֵי־חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wə-yāqām ʾAḇrāhām from upon pənê mēṯô and wə-yəḏabbēr to bənê-Ḥēṯ lēʾmōr.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāqām*: conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he rose
• *ʾAḇrāhām*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham
• *pənê*: construct state masculine plural - face of/before
• *mēṯô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his dead
• *wə-yəḏabbēr*: conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke
• *bənê*: construct state masculine plural - sons of
• *Ḥēṯ*: proper noun - Heth
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāqām*: and he rose/stood up/got up
• *pənê*: face of/presence of/before
• *mēṯô*: his dead (one)/his corpse

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abraham{H85} rose up{H6965} from before{H6440} his dead,{H4191} and spake{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Heth,{H2845} saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Abraham{H85} stood up{H6965}{(H8799)} from before{H6440} his dead{H4191}{(H8801)}, and spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto the sons{H1121} of Heth{H2845}, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abraham stode vp from the coorse and talked with the sonnes of heth saynge:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Afterwarde he stode vp from his coarse, and talked with the Hethites, & sayde:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Abraham rose vp from the sight of his corps, & talked with the Hittites, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abraham stoode vp fro the sight of his corse, and talked with the sonnes of Heth, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spake unto the children of Heth, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 10:15 : 15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
• Gen 23:5 : 5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,
• Gen 23:7 : 7 Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
• Gen 27:46 : 46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, 'I am disgusted with my life because of the Hittite women. If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these women from the land, what good is my life to me?'
• Gen 49:30 : 30 The cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
• 1 Sam 26:6 : 6 David then answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, "Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?" Abishai said, "I will go down with you."
• 2 Sam 23:39 : 39 and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven in all.
• Gen 25:10 : 10 The field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.