Genesis 23:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be [a]your mind, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 That he would give me the cave of [b]Machpelah, which he hath in the end of his field: that he would give it me for as much [c]money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you.
10 (For Ephron dwelt among the Hittites) Then Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of all the Hittites that [d]went in at the gates of his city, saying,
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- Genesis 23:8 Hebrew, in your soul.
- Genesis 23:9 Or, double cave, because one was within another.
- Genesis 23:9 Hebrew, in full silver.
- Genesis 23:10 Meaning, all the citizens and inhabitants.
Genesis 23:8-10
New International Version
8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar(A) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(B) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(C) who had come to the gate(D) of his city.
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