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Genesis 23:6-8
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 23:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 “Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince[a] in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site[b] from you for burying your dead.” 7 And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.[c] 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing[d] that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar,
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- Genesis 23:6 Or “prince of God”
- Genesis 23:6 Literally “will withhold from himself his burial site
- Genesis 23:7 Or “sons of Heth”
- Genesis 23:8 Literally “if there is with your inner selves / souls”
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