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Genesis 23:6

4 “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

5 The Hittites replied to Abraham,

“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”

7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

8 “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
KJV
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
WEB
“Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”
ASV
Hear us, my lord. Thou art a prince of God among us. In the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead. None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
DARBY
Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.
BLB
“Hear us, my lord: You [are] a prince of God in our midst. In the choicest of our burial places bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you his burial place, from burying your dead.”
ÅB
Hør på oss, herre! Du er en Guds høvding iblant oss; begrav din døde i den beste av våre graver! Ingen av oss skal nekte deg sin grav til å begrave henne i.
OTB
"Hør oss, herre. Du er en mektig fyrste blant oss; begrav din døde i den fineste av våre graver. Ingen av oss vil nekte deg sin grav for å begrave din døde."
B1930
Hør på oss, herre! Du er en Guds høvding iblandt oss; begrav din døde i den beste av våre graver! Ingen av oss skal nekte dig sin grav til å begrave henne i.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 24:35

    “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

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  • Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

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  • Genesis 44:5

    Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

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  • Genesis 13:2

    And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

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  • Genesis 32:4–5

    He instructed them, “You are to say to my master Esau, ‘Your servant Jacob says: I have been staying with Laban and have remained there until now.

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  • Genesis 44:8

    We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

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  • Genesis 18:12

    So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

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  • Genesis 21:22

    At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

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