Genesis 23:4
“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.”
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
I am a stranr and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
KJV1611 – Modern English
I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
I am a stranger{H1616} and a sojourner{H8453} with you: give{H5414} me a possession{H272} of a burying-place{H6913} with you, that I may bury{H6912} my dead{H4191} out of my sight.{H6440}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
I am a stranger{H1616} and a sojourner{H8453} with you: give{H5414}{(H8798)} me a possession{H272} of a buryingplace{H6913} with you, that I may bury{H6912}{(H8799)} my dead{H4191}{(H8801)} out of my sight{H6440}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
I am a straunger ad a foryner amonge yow geue me a possession to bury in with you that I may bury my dead oute of my sighte.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am a strauger and an indweller amonge you, geue me a possession to bury in with you, that I maye bury my coarse by me.
Geneva Bible (1560)
I am a stranger, & a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
I am a straunger and a foriner amongest you: geue me a possession to bury in with you, that I may bury my corse out of my sight.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Webster's Bible (1833)
"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
`A sojourner and a settler I `am' with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'
American Standard Version (1901)
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
American Standard Version (1901)
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
I am living among you as one from a strange country: give me some land here as my property, so that I may put my dead to rest.
World English Bible (2000)
"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
“I am a foreign resident, a temporary settler, among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”
Referenced Verses
- Gen 17:8 : 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
- 1 Chr 29:15 : 15 For we are strangers and temporary residents before you, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
- Heb 11:9 : 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
- Ps 39:12 : 12 With reproofs for iniquity, You discipline a man; like a moth, You consume his cherished things. Surely, every man is but a breath. Selah.
- Ps 119:19 : 19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
- Lev 25:23 : 23 The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.
- Gen 49:30 : 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.
- Acts 7:5 : 5 But God gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though at that time Abraham had no child.
- Gen 50:13 : 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.
- Gen 47:9 : 9 Jacob replied to Pharaoh, 'The days of my sojourning have been one hundred thirty years. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not compare to the years of the lives of my fathers during their sojourning.'
- Gen 3:19 : 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread until you return to the ground, because from it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you will return.
- Job 30:23 : 23 I know You will bring me back to death, to the house appointed for all the living.
- Eccl 6:3 : 3 A man may father a hundred children and live many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he cannot enjoy life's good things and receives no proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
- Eccl 12:5 : 5 They are also afraid of heights and dangers along the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, for the man is going to his eternal home, and mourners walk around in the streets.
- Eccl 12:7 : 7 And the dust returns to the earth as it once was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Ps 105:12-13 : 12 When they were few in number, very few, and strangers in the land. 13 They wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.
- Heb 11:13-16 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
- 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which wage war against the soul.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 23:5-1511 verses83%
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.
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.”
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.”
- Gen 23:2-32 verses80%
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,
- Gen 23:17-204 verses80%
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 49:29-324 verses78%
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 verses74%
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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8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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4 May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.
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4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, where they lived as strangers.
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30 When I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burial place.” Joseph answered, 'I will do as you say.'
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3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.
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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.'
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15 And Abimelech said, 'My land is before you; settle wherever you please.'
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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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23 The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.
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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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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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45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your land, and they will become your property.
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19 I am a sojourner on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.
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23 In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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3 I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.