New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:6-8

6“Hearשְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nuH8085us, my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, you are amightyאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430princeנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387amongבְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432us; buryקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191in the choicestבְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.CharH4005of our gravesקְבָרֵ֔ינוּke.va.Rei.nuH6913;noneאִ֣ישׁ לֹֽא־'ish lo'-H376 H3808of us will refuseיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607you his graveקִבְר֛וֹkiv.RoH6913for buryingמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.”

7So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the peopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Hethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

8And he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it is yourwishנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315for meto buryלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912my deadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191out of my sightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,hearשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, and approachוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293Ephronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714for me,

Read all of Genesis 23

Commentaries on Genesis 23