Genesis 23:3

23:3 Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife ¹  and said to the sons of Heth, ² 

Genesis 23:5

23:5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, ³ 

Genesis 23:20

23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site ⁴  from the sons of Heth.

Genesis 27:46

27:46 Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am deeply depressed ⁵  because of these daughters of Heth. ⁶  If Jacob were to marry one of these daughters of Heth who live in this land, I would want to die!” ⁷ 

Genesis 49:30-32

49:30 It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite. 49:31 There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah. 49:32 The field and the cave in it were acquired from the sons of Heth.” ⁸ 

Exodus 23:28

23:28 I will send ⁹  hornets before you that will drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite before you.

Joshua 9:1-2

The Gibeonites Deceive Israel

9:1 When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan ¹⁰  – in the hill country, the lowlands, ¹¹  and all along the Mediterranean coast ¹²  as far as ¹³  Lebanon (including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites) – 9:2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 11:6

11:6 The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them, for about this time tomorrow I will cause all of them to lie dead before Israel. You must hamstring their horses and burn ¹⁵  their chariots.”

¹ tn Heb “And Abraham arose from upon the face of his dead.”

² tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (also in vv. 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.

³ tn Heb “answered Abraham saying to him.”

⁴ tn Heb “possession of a grave.”

⁵ tn Heb “loathe my life.” The Hebrew verb translated “loathe” refers to strong disgust (see Lev 20:23).

⁶ tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (see also Gen 23:3), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.

⁷ tn Heb “If Jacob takes a wife from the daughters of Heth, like these, from the daughters of the land, why to me life?”

⁸ tn Some translate the Hebrew term “Heth” as “Hittites” here (see also Gen 23:3), but this gives the impression that these people were the classical Hittites of Anatolia. However, there is no known connection between these sons of Heth, apparently a Canaanite group (see Gen 10:15), and the Hittites of Asia Minor. See H. A. Hoffner, Jr., “Hittites,” Peoples of the Old Testament World, 152-53.

⁹ tn Heb “and I will send.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan heard.”

¹¹ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

¹² tn Heb “all the coast of the Great Sea.” The “Great Sea” was the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

¹³ tn Heb “in front of.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “burn with fire”; the words “with fire” are redundant in English and have not been included in the translation.