KJV King James Version
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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Genesis 23:8
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
WEB World English Bible
He talked with them, saying, “If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
ASV American Standard Version
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he speaketh with them, saying, ‘If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;
Surrounding context — Genesis 23
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince 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.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאִתָּ֖םH854 · etwithלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayאִם־H518 · imifיֵ֣שׁH3426 · yeshthereאֶֽת־H854 · etwithנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םH5315 · ne.pheshsoulלִקְבֹּ֤רH6912 · qa.varto buryאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֵתִי֙H4191 · mutto dieמִלְּפָנַ֔יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשְׁמָע֕וּנִיH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearוּפִגְעוּ־H6293 · pa.gato fall onלִ֖יH9030 · nimeבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןH6085 · eph.ronEphronבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childצֹֽחַר׃H6714 · tso.charZohar
Cross-references
Luke 7:3-4And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.1 Kings 2:17And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.Genesis 25:9And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which [is] before Mamre;Hebrews 7:26For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;1 John 2:1-2My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
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