Genesis 23:8

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{ "verseID": "Genesis.23.8", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם לִקְבֹּ֤ר אֶת־מֵתִי֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י שְׁמָע֕וּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִ֖י בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן בֶּן־צֹֽחַר׃", "text": "And *wə-yəḏabbēr* with them *lēʾmōr* if-*ʾim*-*yēš* *ʾeṯ*-your *napšəḵem* to *liqbōr* *ʾeṯ*-my *mēṯî* from before me, *šəmāʿûnî* and *ûpiḡʿû*-for me in *ʿEp̄rôn* son of-*ben*-*Ṣōḥar*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*yēš*": "existence particle - there is", "*ʾeṯ*": "preposition - with", "*napšəḵem*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul/desire", "*liqbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to bury", "*mēṯî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my dead", "*šəmāʿûnî*": "qal imperative masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - hear me", "*ûpiḡʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and entreat/intercede", "*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron", "*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of", "*Ṣōḥar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zohar" }, "variants": { "*yēš ʾeṯ-napšəḵem*": "it is with your soul/you are willing", "*piḡʿû*": "entreat/intercede/approach on behalf" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם לִקְבֹּ֤ר אֶת־מֵתִי֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י שְׁמָע֕וּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִ֖י בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן בֶּן־צֹֽחַר׃

Transliteration

And wə-yəḏabbēr with them lēʾmōr if-ʾim-yēš ʾeṯ-your napšəḵem to liqbōr ʾeṯ-my mēṯî from before me, šəmāʿûnî and ûpiḡʿû-for me in ʿEp̄rôn son of-ben-Ṣōḥar.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəḏabbēr*: conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
• *ʾim*: conditional particle - if
• *yēš*: existence particle - there is
• *ʾeṯ*: preposition - with
• *napšəḵem*: feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul/desire
• *liqbōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to bury
• *mēṯî*: masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my dead
• *šəmāʿûnî*: qal imperative masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - hear me
• *ûpiḡʿû*: conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and entreat/intercede
• *ʿEp̄rôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron
• *ben*: masculine singular construct - son of
• *Ṣōḥar*: proper noun, masculine singular - Zohar

Word Meanings

• *yēš ʾeṯ-napšəḵem*: it is with your soul/you are willing
• *piḡʿû*: entreat/intercede/approach on behalf

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your wish that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he communed{H1696} with them, saying,{H559} If it be{H3426} your mind{H5315} that I should bury{H6912} my dead{H4191} out of my sight,{H6440} hear{H8085} me, and entreat{H6293} for me to Ephron{H6085} the son{H1121} of Zohar,{H6714}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he communed{H1696}{(H8762)} with them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, If it be{H3426} your mind{H5315} that I should bury{H6912}{(H8800)} my dead{H4191}{(H8801)} out of my sight{H6440}; hear{H8085}{(H8798)} me, and intreat{H6293}{(H8798)} for me to Ephron{H6085} the son{H1121} of Zohar{H6714},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he comoned with them saynge: Yf it be youre myndes yt I shall bury my deade oute of my sighte heare me ad speke for me to Ephron the sonne of Zoar:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he talked with them, and sayde: Yf it be youre wyll that I burye my coarse by me, heare me the, & speake for me to Ephron the sonne of Zoar,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he communed with them, saying: If it be your mynde that I shal bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and speake for me to Ephron the sonne of Sohar,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he speaketh with them, saying, `If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to them, If you will let me put my dead to rest here, make a request for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,

• World English Bible (2000)

  He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then he said to them,“If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar

Referenced Verses

• Gen 25:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.25.9", "source": "וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ יִצְחָ֤ק וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ בָּנָ֔יו אֶל־מְעָרַ֖ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֶל־שְׂדֵ֞ה עֶפְרֹ֤ן בֶּן־צֹ֙חַר֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃", "text": "*wə-yiqbərû* *ʾōtô* *yiṣḥāq* *wə-yišmāʿēʾl* *bānāyw* *ʾel-məʿārat* *ha-maḵpēlāh* *ʾel-śəḏēh* *ʿep̄rōn* *ben-ṣōḥar* *ha-ḥittî* *ʾăšer* *ʿal-pənê* *mamrēʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqbərû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they buried", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him", "*yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Isaac", "*wə-yišmāʿēʾl*": "waw conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Ishmael", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*ʾel-məʿārat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - to cave of", "*ha-maḵpēlāh*": "definite article + proper noun - the Machpelah", "*ʾel-śəḏēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to field of", "*ʿep̄rōn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron", "*ben-ṣōḥar*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun, masculine singular - son of Zohar", "*ha-ḥittî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Hittite", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal-pənê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - before/facing", "*mamrēʾ*": "proper noun - Mamre" }, "variants": { "*wə-yiqbərû*": "buried/interred", "*məʿārat*": "cave/cavern", "*śəḏēh*": "field/land/territory", "*ʿal-pənê*": "facing/in front of/before" } }
• 1 Kgs 2:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Kings.2.17", "source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִמְרִי־נָא֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יָשִׁ֖יב אֶת־פָּנָ֑יִךְ וְיִתֶּן־לִ֛י אֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֥ג הַשּׁוּנַמִּ֖ית לְאִשָּֽׁה", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *ʾimrî-nāʾ* to-*šəlōmōh* the-*melek* that not-*yāšîb* *ʾet*-*pānāyik*; *wə-yitten-lî* *ʾet*-*ʾăbîšag* the-*šûnammît* for-*ʾiššâ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive with 3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - 'and he said'", "*ʾimrî-nāʾ*": "2nd person feminine singular Qal imperative with particle of entreaty - 'please say'", "*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - 'Solomon'", "*melek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - 'the king'", "*yāšîb*": "3rd person masculine singular Hiphil imperfect with negative particle - 'he will not turn away'", "*pānāyik*": "noun masculine plural construct with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - 'your face'", "*wə-yitten-lî*": "waw consecutive with 3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - 'and may he give to me'", "*ʾăbîšag*": "proper noun - 'Abishag'", "*šûnammît*": "feminine singular gentilic adjective with definite article - 'the Shunammite'", "*ʾiššâ*": "feminine singular noun - 'wife/woman'" }, "variants": { "*nāʾ*": "please/now (particle of entreaty)", "*yāšîb*": "turn away/refuse/reject", "*pānāyik*": "your face/your presence/your request", "*ʾiššâ*": "wife/woman" } }
• Luke 7:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Luke.7.3", "source": "Ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτόν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Akousas de peri tou Iēsou, apesteilen pros auton presbuterous tōn Ioudaiōn, erōtōn auton hopōs elthōn diasōsē ton doulon autou*.", "grammar": { "*Akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about", "*tou Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus", "*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sent/dispatched", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*presbuterous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - elders", "*tōn Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews", "*erōtōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - asking/requesting", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*hopōs*": "conjunction - that/so that", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come", "*diasōsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might save/heal completely", "*ton doulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the servant/slave", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his" }, "variants": { "*presbuterous*": "elders/older men/leaders", "*erōtōn*": "asking/requesting/beseeching", "*diasōsē*": "might save thoroughly/might heal completely/might rescue" } } 4 { "verseID": "Luke.7.4", "source": "Οἱ δέ παραγενόμενοι πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν, παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν σπουδαίως, λέγοντες, Ὅτι ἄξιός ἐστιν ᾧ παρέξει τοῦτο:", "text": "*Hoi de paragenomenoi pros ton Iēsoun, parekaloun auton spoudaiōs, legontes, Hoti axios estin hō parexei touto*:", "grammar": { "*Hoi*": "article, nominative, masculine, plural - the ones", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now", "*paragenomenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come/arrived", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*ton Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*parekaloun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were beseeching/urging", "*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*spoudaiōs*": "adverb - earnestly/diligently", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*Hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*axios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - worthy/deserving", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*hō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to whom", "*parexei*": "future active indicative, 2nd singular - you will grant/provide", "*touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular - this" }, "variants": { "*paragenomenoi*": "having arrived/having come/appearing", "*parekaloun*": "were beseeching/were urging/were encouraging", "*spoudaiōs*": "earnestly/diligently/urgently", "*axios*": "worthy/deserving/fitting", "*parexei*": "will grant/will provide/will furnish" } }
• Heb 7:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Hebrews.7.26", "source": "Τοιοῦτος γὰρ ἡμῖν ἔπρεπεν ἀρχιερεύς, ὅσιος, ἄκακος, ἀμίαντος, κεχωρισμένος ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, καὶ ὑψηλότερος τῶν οὐρανῶν γενόμενος·", "text": "For *toioutos* for us *eprepen archiereus*, *hosios*, *akakos*, *amiantos*, *kechōrismenos* from the *hamartōlōn*, and *hypsēloteros* than the *ouranōn genomenos*;", "grammar": { "*toioutos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - such", "*eprepen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was fitting", "*archiereus*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - high priest", "*hosios*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - holy/devout", "*akakos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - innocent/harmless", "*amiantos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - undefiled", "*kechōrismenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been separated", "*hamartōlōn*": "adjective used as noun, genitive, masculine, plural - sinners", "*hypsēloteros*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - higher", "*ouranōn*": "noun, genitive, masculine, plural - heavens", "*genomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become" }, "variants": { "*toioutos*": "such/of such a kind", "*eprepen*": "was fitting/was appropriate/was suitable", "*archiereus*": "high priest/chief priest", "*hosios*": "holy/devout/pious", "*akakos*": "innocent/harmless/guileless", "*amiantos*": "undefiled/unstained/pure", "*kechōrismenos*": "having been separated/set apart/removed", "*hamartōlōn*": "sinners/wrongdoers", "*hypsēloteros*": "higher/more exalted/loftier", "*genomenos*": "having become/having been made" } }
• 1 John 2:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "1 John.2.1", "source": "¶Τεκνία μου, ταῦτα γράφω ὑμῖν, ἵνα μὴ ἁμάρτητε. Καὶ ἐάν τις ἁμάρτῃ, παράκλητον ἔχομεν πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα, Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν δίκαιον:", "text": "*Teknia* my, these *graphō* to you, *hina* not you might *hamartēte*. And if anyone might *hamartē*, *paraklēton* we have *pros* the *Patera*, *Iēsoun Christon dikaion*:", "grammar": { "*Teknia*": "vocative, neuter, plural - little children/beloved ones", "*graphō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person singular - I write/am writing", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction introducing purpose clause - so that/in order that", "*hamartēte*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 2nd person plural - you might sin", "*hamartē*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 3rd person singular - might sin", "*paraklēton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - advocate/helper/comforter", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - toward/with/in relation to", "*Patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Father", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One", "*dikaion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - righteous/just" }, "variants": { "*Teknia*": "little children/beloved ones/dear children", "*graphō*": "write/am writing/record", "*paraklēton*": "advocate/comforter/helper/intercessor/counselor", "*pros*": "toward/with/before/in the presence of/in relation to", "*dikaion*": "righteous/just/upright/innocent" } } 2 { "verseID": "1 John.2.2", "source": "Καὶ αὐτὸς ἱλασμός ἐστιν περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν ἡμῶν: οὐ περὶ τῶν ἡμετέρων δὲ μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ περὶ ὅλου τοῦ κόσμου.", "text": "And he *hilasmos estin peri* the *hamartiōn* of us: not *peri* the ours *de* only, *alla* also *peri* whole the *kosmou*.", "grammar": { "*hilasmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - propitiation/atoning sacrifice", "*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - is/exists", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about/for", "*hamartiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - sins", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but/rather", "*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - world/universe/system" }, "variants": { "*hilasmos*": "propitiation/atoning sacrifice/expiation/means of forgiveness", "*peri*": "concerning/about/for/with regard to", "*kosmou*": "world/universe/humankind/worldly system/order" } }