3. And when he had risen up from the funeral duties, he spoke to the sons of Heth, saying:
4. "I am a newcomer and a sojourner among you. Give me the right of a sepulcher among you, so that I may bury my dead."
5. The sons of Heth responded by saying:
6. "Hear us, O lord, you are a leader of God among us. Bury your dead in our chosen sepulchers. And no man shall be able to prohibit you from burying your dead within his memorial."