“ I’m an outsider. I’m a stranger among you. Sell me some property where I can bury those in my family who die. Then I can bury my wife.”

“我在你们中间是外人，是寄居的。求你们在这里给我一块地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。”

“我在你们中间是外人，是寄居的。请给我你们那里的一块坟地，我好埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我的面前。”

“我在你们中间是外人，是寄居的。请给我你们那里的一块坟地，我好埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我的面前。”

“我是寄居在你们这里的异乡人，请你们给我一块地，我好埋葬我的亡妻。”

“我是在你们中间寄居的外族人，求你们在你们中间给我一块坟地作产业，使我可以埋葬我死了的人，使她不露在我面前。”

“我在你们中间是寄居者，是客旅；请把你们中间的一块地产给我作坟地，好让我把死者从我身旁移去安葬。”

「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。求你們在這裏給我一塊地，我好埋葬我的死人，使她不在我眼前。」

「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。請給我你們那裏的一塊墳地，我好埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我的面前。」

「我在你們中間是外人，是寄居的。請給我你們那裏的一塊墳地，我好埋葬我的亡妻，使她不在我的面前。」

「我是寄居在你們這裡的異鄉人，請你們給我一塊地，我好埋葬我的亡妻。」

“我是在你們中間寄居的外族人，求你們在你們中間給我一塊墳地作產業，使我可以埋葬我死了的人，使她不露在我面前。”

『我同你們在一起、是寄居寄住的外僑；請給我一塊墳地做產業、和你們在一起，我好埋葬我死了的親人，使她不在我眼前。』

「我在你們中間是寄居者，是客旅；請把你們中間的一塊地產給我作墳地，好讓我把死者從我身旁移去安葬。」

我於爾中為賓旅、請以塚地與我、葬我死者、使之離我、

我於爾中為賓旅、請以塚地與我、使死者得葬。○

我於爾中寄居為旅、請在此以片地予我、以為塋地、可葬我當前之死者、

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

“ I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

“ Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.”

“ I am an alien residing among you. Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead.”

“ I am a stranger and a foreign resident among you; give me a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

“ I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying- place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

“ I am a foreign resident among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

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.

“ I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”

“ I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying- place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

You are now living in Canaan as an outsider. But I will give you the whole land of Canaan. You will own it forever and so will all your family after you. And I will be their God.”

Because of his faith he made his home in the land God had promised him. Abraham was like an outsider in a strange country. He lived there in tents. So did Isaac and Jacob. They received the same promise he did.

We are outsiders and strangers in your sight. So were all of our people who lived long ago. Our days on this earth are like a shadow. We don’t have any hope.

I’m a stranger on earth. Don’t hide your commands from me.

“‘ The land must not be sold without a way of getting it back. That is because it belongs to me. You are only outsiders and strangers in my land.

God didn’t give him any property here. He didn’t even give him enough land to set his foot on. But God made a promise to him and to all his family after him. He said they would possess the land. The promise was made even though at that time Abraham had no child.

“ Lord, hear my prayer. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my weeping. I’m like an outsider in your home. I’m just a stranger, like all my family who lived before me.

The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in Canaan. Abraham had bought it as a place where he could bury his wife’s body. He had bought the cave and the field from Ephron, the Hittite.

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They didn’t receive the things God had promised. They only saw them and welcomed them from a long way off. They openly said that they were outsiders and strangers on earth.People who say things like that show that they are looking for a country of their own.What if they had been thinking of the country they had left? Then they could have returned to it.Instead, they longed for a better country. They wanted a heavenly one. So God is pleased when they call him their God. In fact, he has prepared a city for them.

A man might have a hundred children. He might live a long time. But suppose he can’t enjoy his wealth. And suppose he isn’t buried in the proper way. Then it doesn’t matter how long he lives. I’m telling you that a baby that is born dead is better off than that man is.

Remember your Creator before you become afraid of places that are too high. You will also be terrified because of danger in the streets. Remember your Creator before the almond trees have buds on them. That’s when grasshoppers will drag themselves along. Old people will lose their desire. That’s when people will go to their dark homes in the grave. And those who mourn for the dead will walk around in the streets.

They carried his body to the land of Canaan. They buried it in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre. Abraham had bought the cave as a place where he could bury his wife’s body. He had bought the cave and the field from Ephron, the Hittite.

Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.

Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

Jacob said to Pharaoh,“ The years of my journey through life are 130. My years have been few and hard. They aren’t as many as the years of my father and grandfather before me.”

At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few, and they were strangers in the land.They wandered from nation to nation. They wandered from one kingdom to another.

You will have to work hard and sweat a lot to produce the food you eat. You were made out of the ground. You will return to it when you die. You are dust, and you will return to dust.”

I know that you will bring me down to death. That’s what you have appointed for everyone.