Commentary for Genesis 23:5
וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־חֵ֛ת אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר לֽוֹ׃
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:
Or HaChaim on Genesis
ויענו בני חת…<underline>לאמור לו</underline>. The Hittites answered, …<underline>to say to him.</underline> This means they appointed a single spokesman to speak on their behalf.
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Radak on Genesis
ויענו, they agreed by telling him so.
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Malbim on Genesis
In the choicest of our grave sites. Because you are so respected you may have the best grave in the public cemetery, or else you may request the private plot of anyone in town. But it is against our custom to allow a sojourner to acquire a plot of his own.
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