Genesis 23:13

11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

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.

14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

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Sammenlign

ÅB
og han talte til Efron så landets folk hørte på det, og sa: Bare du nå ville høre på meg! Jeg betaler deg det marken er verd; ta imot det av meg og la meg få begrave min døde der!
OTB
Han talte til Efron mens de hørte på, og sa: "Hvis du vil, så hør på meg. Jeg vil betale prisen for marken. Ta imot den fra meg, så jeg kan begrave min døde der."
B1930
og han talte til Efron så landets folk hørte på det, og sa: Bare du nu vilde høre på mig! Jeg betaler dig det marken er verd; ta imot det av mig og la mig få begrave min døde der!
BSB
and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
BLB
and he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only if you—please—hear me: I give the silver for the field; take [it] from me, and I will bury my dead there.”

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