Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 23:6

"Hear us, my lord. Thou art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead." — Genesis 23:6 (ASV)

A mighty prince. —Hebrew, a prince of God. Compare to “wind of God” (Genesis 1:2); “wrestlings of God” (Genesis 30:8); “mountains of God” (Psalms 36:6); “cedars of God” (Psalms 80:10). So also “a sleep of Jehovah” for a deep sleep (1 Samuel 26:12).

In the choice of our tombs. —The interview between Abraham and the Hittites is marked by the utmost courtesy on both sides, but it is a mistake to suppose that this acceptance of the patriarch’s proposal contained the idea that he might select a tomb without paying for it. The payment, in true Near Eastern fashion, is kept in the background, but is presupposed on both sides. After the acceptance of his proposal, it was Abraham’s turn to name the burying-place he wished, and the owner next consents, but while treating the purchase money as a matter of small importance, he nevertheless asks a very high price, to which Abraham at once consents.