Genesis 23:10

World English Bible (2000)

Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who 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 Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
• Gen 34:24 : 24 All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
• Gen 23:18 : 18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
• Gen 24:10 : 10 The servant took ten camels, of his master's camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master's with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
• Ruth 4:1-4 : 1 Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, "Come over here, friend, and sit down!" He turned aside, and sat down. 2 He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here." They sat down. 3 He said to the near kinsman, "Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's. 4 I thought to disclose it to you, saying, 'Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.' If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you." He said, "I will redeem it."
• Job 29:7 : 7 when I went forth to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
• Isa 28:6 : 6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.
• Matt 9:1 : 1 He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
• Luke 2:3-4 : 3 All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;