Genesis 23:13
And he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Please listen to me. I am giving you the price of the field. Accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me; I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And he spake{H1696} unto Ephron{H6085} in the audience{H241} of the people{H5971} of the land,{H776} saying,{H559} But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear{H8085} me: I will give{H5414} the price{H3701} of the field;{H7704} take{H3947} it of me, and I will bury{H6912} my dead{H4191} there.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto Ephron{H6085} in the audience{H241} of the people{H5971} of the land{H776}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee{H3863}, hear{H8085}{(H8798)} me: I will give{H5414}{(H8804)} thee money{H3701} for the field{H7704}; take{H3947}{(H8798)} it of me, and I will bury{H6912}{(H8799)} my dead{H4191}{(H8801)} there.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and spake vnto Ephro in the audyence of the people of the contre saynge: I praye the heare me I will geue sylver for the felde take it of me ad so will I bury my deed there.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and talked with Ephron, that the people of the londe might heare, and sayde: Heare me then, Receaue of me the money that I geue the for the felde, and so wyll I burye my deed there.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying, Seeing thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare me, I will giue the price of the fielde: receiue it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying: yf thou wylt geue it then I pray thee heare me, I wyll geue syluer for the fielde, take it of me, and I will bury my dead therin.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
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."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
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."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
and said to Ephron in their hearing,“Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 14:22-23 : 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 23 'that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, “I have made Abram rich.”'
- 2 Sam 24:24 : 24 But the king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
- Acts 20:35 : 35 In all this, I have shown you that by working hard in this way, we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
- Rom 13:8 : 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
- Phil 4:5-8 : 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise—think about these things.
- Col 4:5 : 5 Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
- Heb 13:5 : 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have, for He has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 23:14-207 verses89%
14 Ephron answered Abraham,
15 “My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? Go and bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out the silver for him. He gave him the four hundred shekels of silver, as agreed upon in the presence of the Hittites, using the weight current among the merchants.
17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees within its borders—was legally transferred.
18 It was assigned to Abraham as his property in the presence of the Hittites and all who entered the city gate.
19 Afterward, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
20 So the field and the cave that was in it were officially deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
- Gen 23:2-1211 verses88%
2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites, saying,
4 “I am a foreigner and a sojourner among you. Give me a burial site among you so I can bury my dead out of my sight.”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,
6 “Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burial sites. None of us will withhold his burial site from you to bury your dead.”
7 Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me and plead with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf.
9 Ask him to give me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the edge of his field. Let him sell it to me for its full price as a burial site among you.”
10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and in the hearing of all who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,
11 “No, my lord! Listen to me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go ahead and bury your dead.”
12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land.
- Gen 49:29-324 verses81%
29 Then he gave them these instructions: 'I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 The cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought along with the field as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite.
31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah.
32 The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the sons of Heth.
- Gen 25:9-102 verses77%
9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre.
10 The field Abraham had purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah.
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13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought as a burial site from Ephron the Hittite.
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15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'
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16 Their bodies were brought back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor at Shechem.
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19 He bought the plot of land where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
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23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.
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30 He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'
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17 Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.
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5 'My father made me swear, saying, “I am about to die. Bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.” Now, please let me go and bury my father, and I will return.'