Genesis 23:11

Genesis 23:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!”

Context of Genesis 23:11

9if he will sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me publicly for the full price, so that I may own it as a burial site.” 10(Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite replied to Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate of his city – “No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell you both the field and the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people I sell it to you. Bury your dead.” 12Abraham bowed before the local people 13and said to Ephron in their hearing, “Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”

Genesis 23:11 word by word

לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑יהָ לְעֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי־עַמִּ֛י נְתַתִּ֥יהָ לָּ֖ךְ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nayלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• hear meשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• give Iנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee, and the caveמְעָרָהme‛ârâh · caveH4631
• thee; in the presenceעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• I it thee: buryקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• thy deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Genesis 23:11

• Genesis 23:6“Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from burying your dead.”
• 2 Samuel 24:20When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants approaching him, he went out and bowed to the king with his face to the ground.
• 1 Chronicles 21:22David said to Ornan, “Sell me the threshing floor so I can build on it an altar for the Lord – I’ll pay top price – so that the plague may be removed from the people.”
• Isaiah 32:8An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
• Genesis 23:18as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city.
• Numbers 35:30“Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be put to death by the testimony of witnesses; but one witness cannot testify against any person to cause him to be put to death.
• Deuteronomy 17:6At the testimony of two or three witnesses they must be executed. They cannot be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.
• Deuteronomy 19:15A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• Ruth 4:1Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, “Come here and sit down, ‘John Doe’!” So he came and sat down.
• Jeremiah 32:7‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you, “Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled as my closest relative to buy it.”’
• Luke 19:24And he said to his attendants, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to the one who has ten.’

Commentaries on Genesis 23:11

• 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. 11Ephron did not intend to give the cave to Abraham for free. He expected Abraham to pay the full price. Ephron wanted to sell the cave to avoid taking care of it and to get the highest price possible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1511-15. Ephron answered, Nay, my lord, &c.--Here is a great show of generosity, but it was only a show; for while Abraham wanted only the cave, he joins "the field and the cave"; and though he offered them both as free gifts, he, of course, expected some costly presents in return, without which, he would not have been satisfied. The patriarch, knowing this, wished to make a purchase and asked the terms.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 23:11

• Abraham
• Cave
• Ephron
• Hospitality
• Land
• Unselfishness
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Burial
• Cave
• Choice
• Cunning
• Ephron
• Field
• Hittites
• Machpelah
• Mourn

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