Genesis Chapter 23 verse 6 Holy Bible
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.
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My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.
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Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.
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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.
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Hear us, my lord; thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead: none of us will withhold from thee his sepulcher, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
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"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."
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`Hear us, my lord; a prince of God `art' thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) A mighty prince.--Heb., a prince of God. Comp. "wind of God" (Genesis 1:2); "wrestlings of God" (Genesis 30:8); "mountains of God" (Psalm 36:6); "cedars of God" (Psalm 80:10). So also "a sleep of Jehovah" for a deep sleep (1Samuel 26:12).In the choice of our sepulchres.--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 sepulchre without paying for it. The payment, in true Oriental fashion, is kept in the background, but is pre-supposed 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. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Listen to us,שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ ׀ (šə·mā·‘ê·nū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common pluralStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlysir.אֲדֹנִ֗י (’ă·ḏō·nî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 113: Sovereign, controllerYouאַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh)Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youare God’sאֱלֹהִ֤ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativechosen oneנְשִׂ֨יא (nə·śî)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 5387: An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mistamong us.בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·nū)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 8432: A bisection, the centreBuryקְבֹ֖ר (qə·ḇōr)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 6912: To interyour deadמֵתֶ֑ךָ (mê·ṯe·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killin the finestבְּמִבְחַ֣ר (bə·miḇ·ḥar)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4005: Choicest, bestof our tombs.קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ (qə·ḇā·rê·nū)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common pluralStrong's 6913: A grave, sepulcherNoneלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noof usמִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofwill withholdיִכְלֶ֥ה (yiḵ·leh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3607: To shut up, restrain, withholdhis tombקִבְר֛וֹ (qiḇ·rōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 6913: A grave, sepulcherfor buryingמִקְּבֹ֥ר (miq·qə·ḇōr)Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6912: To interyour dead.”מֵתֶֽךָ׃ (mê·ṯe·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killJump to PreviousAces Best Bury Burying Chief Choice Choicest Dead es Grave Graves Great Hear Hinder Mayest Mighty Prince Refuse Rest Resting-Places Sepulcher Sepulchers Sepulchre Sepulchres Sir Tomb Tombs Withhold
