Genesis 23:10

American Standard Version (1901)

Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of 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,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

And wə-ʿEp̄rôn yōšēḇ in midst of bənê-Ḥēṯ and wə-yaʿan ʿEp̄rôn haḤittî ʾeṯ-ʾAḇrāhām in bəʾāznê bənê-Ḥēṯ to all ləḵōl bāʾê gate of-šaʿar-his city ʿîrô lēʾmōr.

Grammar Details

• *wə-ʿEp̄rôn*: conjunction + proper noun - and Ephron
• *yōšēḇ*: qal active participle masculine singular - sitting/dwelling
• *bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons of
• *Ḥēṯ*: proper noun - Heth
• *wə-yaʿan*: conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he answered
• *haḤittî*: definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Hittite
• *ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
• *ʾAḇrāhām*: proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham
• *bəʾāznê*: preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of
• *ləḵōl*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to all of
• *bāʾê*: qal active participle masculine plural construct - those entering
• *šaʿar*: masculine singular construct - gate of
• *ʿîrô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *yōšēḇ*: sitting/dwelling/residing
• *bəʾāznê*: in the ears of/in the hearing of
• *bāʾê šaʿar-ʿîrô*: those entering the gate of his city/citizens of his town

Referenced Verses

• Gen 34:20 : 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
• Gen 34:24 : 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
• Gen 23:18 : 18 unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
• Gen 24:10 : 10 And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed, having all goodly things of his master's in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
• Ruth 4:1-4 : 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: 4 And I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
• Job 29:7 : 7 When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
• Isa 28:6 : 6 and a spirit of justice to him that sitteth in judgment, and strength to them that turn back the battle at the gate.
• Matt 9:1 : 1 And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
• Luke 2:3-4 : 3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;