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

8and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar 9to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.” Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. 11“No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead.” 12Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land,

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 23:18It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate.
• Genesis 34:20and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
• Ruth 4:1Boaz went to the town gate and took a seat there. Just then the family redeemer he had mentioned came by, so Boaz called out to him, “Come over here and sit down, friend. I want to talk to you.” So they sat down together.
• Job 29:7“Those were the days when I went to the city gate and took my place among the honored leaders.
• Isaiah 28:6He will give a longing for justice to their judges. He will give great courage to their warriors who stand at the gates.
• Genesis 24:10Then he loaded ten of Abraham’s camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham’s brother Nahor had settled.
• Matthew 9:1Jesus climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town.
• Luke 2:3All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census.

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