5. The Hittites answered Abraham,
6. “Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7. Abraham got up in front of the Hittites, the people of that region, and bowed with his face touching the ground.
8. He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, listen to me. Encourage Ephron, son of Zohar,