Genesis 23
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Genesis 23:4-6

4“I am 1a strangerH1616 and a sojournerH8453 amongH5973 you; 2giveH5414 me 3a 4burialH6913 siteH272 amongH5973 you that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 out of my sightH6440.”

5The sonsH1121 of HethH2845 answeredH6030 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 to him,

6“HearH8085 us, my lordH113, you are a 56mightyH430 princeH5387 amongH8432 us; buryH6912 your deadH4191 in the choicestH4005 of our gravesH6913; noneH376H3808 of us will refuseH3607 you his graveH6913 for buryingH6912 your deadH4191.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 23:4 Gen 17:8; Lev 25:23; 1 Chr 29:15; Ps 39:12; 105:12; 119:19; Heb 11:9, 13 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 23:4 Acts 7:16 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 23:4 Lit possession of a grave ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 23:4 Gen 49:30 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 23:6 Lit prince of God ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 23:6 Gen 14:14; 20:7 ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 23

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