Genesis Chapter 23 verse 13 Holy Bible
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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And Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to me, I will give you the price of the field; take it, and let me put my dead to rest there.
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and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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And he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."
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and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, `Only -- if thou wouldst hear me -- I have given the money of the field -- accept from me, and I bury my dead there.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me.--Heb., But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. It expresses simply a strong desire that Ephron will listen to and grant his next request.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewand saidוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר (way·ḏab·bêr)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subduetoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toEphronעֶפְר֜וֹן (‘ep̄·rō·wn)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6085: Ephron -- a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Israelin their presence,בְּאָזְנֵ֤י (bə·’ā·zə·nê)Preposition-b | Noun - fdcStrong's 241: Broadness, the ear“Ifאִם־ (’im-)ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyouאַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youwill pleaseל֖וּ (lū)PrepositionStrong's 3863: If, would that!listen to me,שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי (šə·mā·‘ê·nî)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyI will pay youנָתַ֜תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setthe priceכֶּ֤סֶף (ke·sep̄)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3701: Silver, moneyof the field.הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landAcceptקַ֣ח (qaḥ)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takeit from me,מִמֶּ֔נִּי (mim·men·nî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofso that I may buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה (wə·’eq·bə·rāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularStrong's 6912: To intermy deadמֵתִ֖י (mê·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killthere.”שָֽׁמָּה׃ (šām·māh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousAbraham Accept Audience Bury Dead Ear Ears Ephron Field Hear Hearing Money Pay Please Price Speaketh Wilt
