Genesis 23:10

Genesis 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying,

Context of Genesis 23:10

8He said to them, ‘Since you have agreed to help me, please do this. Speak to Zohar's son, Ephron, for me. 9Ask him to sell the cave of Machpelah to me. It belongs to Ephron. It is at the edge of his field. You will see that I pay the proper price to him. Then it will belong to me. I can bury my family there when they die.’ Ephron was sitting there with his people, at the city gate. He spoke so that all the Hittites could hear him. 11Ephron said, ‘No sir. Please listen to me. You may take my field as well as the cave. I promise in front of my people that I will give all this to you. Then you can bury your dead wife there.’ 12Abraham again turned his face towards the ground to respect the people who lived in that place.

Genesis 23:10 word by word

וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ephronעֶפְרוֹן‛ephrôn · EphronH6085
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Hethחֵתchêth · HethH2845
• the Hittiteחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• in the audienceאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: hearingH241
• of all that went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• at the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• of his cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Genesis 23:10

• Genesis 23:18All the Hittite people who were sitting there at the city gate agreed that Abraham was the new owner.
• Genesis 34:20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of the city. They spoke to their men there.
• Ruth 4:1In the morning, Boaz went to the gate of the town and he sat down there. Later, the family-redeemer that Boaz had talked about to Ruth came there. Boaz said to him, ‘Come here, my friend, and sit down.’ So the man went to sit with Boaz.
• Job 29:7I would go to the gate of the city, and sit there as one of the leaders.
• Isaiah 28:6He will help judges to decide what is right. He will give strength to the people who keep the city safe from those who attack it.
• Genesis 24:10After that, Abraham's servant left to go on his journey. He took with him ten of his master's camels. He also took many different kinds of valuable gifts that Abraham had given to him. He travelled towards Aram Naharaim. He arrived in the town of Nahor.
• Matthew 9:1Then Jesus got back into the boat. He sailed across to the other side of the lake again. He went to Capernaum, the town where he was living.
• Luke 2:3Everyone went to his own home town for the Romans to count them.

Commentaries on Genesis 23:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth - And Ephron ישב yosheb, was sitting among the children of Heth, but, as was before conjectured, was personally unknown to Abraham; he therefore answered for himself, making a free tender of the field, etc., to Abraham, in the presence of all the people, which amounted to a legal conveyance of the whole property to the patriarch.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 - The Death of Sarah 2. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat -'arba‛ “Qirjath-arba, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛ “Arba, four.” 8. עפרון ‛eprôn “Ephron, of the dust, or resembling a calf.” צחר tshochar “Tsochar, whiteness.” 9. מכפלה makpêlâh “Makpelah, doubled.” The death and burial of Sarah are here recorded. This occasions the purchase of the field of Makpelah, in the cave of which is her sepulchre. Genesis 23:1-2 Sarah is the only woman whose age is recorded…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-16Abraham wanted to buy Ephron’s cave at Machpelah, but Ephron wanted him to buy the entire field.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Ephron dwelt--literally, was "sitting" among the children of Heth in the gate of the city where all business was transacted. But, though a chief man among them, he was probably unknown to Abraham.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 23:10

• Abraham
• Cave
• Ephron
• Gates
• Heth
• Hittites
• Land

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Abraham, Abram
• Hittite
• Burial
• Cave
• Choice
• Cunning
• Ephron
• Field
• Heth

Commentaries on Genesis 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings