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I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“No, my lord. 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that <i>is</i> therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that <i>is</i> in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“No, my lord, listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me; I give you the [entire] field, and I also give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the men of my people I give (sell) it to you; bury your dead [there].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“No, my lord. 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 sight of my people. Bury your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No, my lord. 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.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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 children of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />"Sir, the whole field, including the cave, is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"No, sir, listen to me. I'm giving you the field together with the cave that is in it. My people are witnesses that I'm giving it to you. Bury your wife!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Listen, sir; I will give you the whole field and the cave that is in it. Here in the presence of my own people, I will give it to you, so that you can bury your wife." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"No, sir. Listen to me! I'll give you the field, and I'll give you the cave that's in it. I give it to you publicly, in the sight of my people. Bury your dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?No, my lord. 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.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that is in it, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to you, and the cave that [is] in it, to you I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you—bury your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that is in it, to thee I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee -- bury thy dead.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Nay, lord, hear me; the field I gave thee, and the cave which is in it, to thee I gave it before the eyes of the sons of my people; I gave to thee: bury thy dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein, in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Let it never be so, my lord, but you should pay greater heed to what I say. The field I will transfer to you, and the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people, bury your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“Please, sir, listen to me! I give you both the field and the cave in it; in the presence of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it; in the presence of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />No, my lord, listen to me; I will give you the field and the cave which is in it, I will give it to you; in the presence of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />“No, my Lord, hear me; I have given you the field and I have given the cave in it to you before my sons with me; I give it to you; bury your dead.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my country men; bury thy dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/23-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=5103" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/23.htm">The Death and Burial of Sarah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">“No,</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">my lord.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·mā·‘ê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen to me.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the field,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tî·hā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and I give</a> <a href="/hebrew/4631.htm" title="4631: wə·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- A cave. From uwr; a cavern.">you the cave</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that is in it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯat·tî·hā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê (Prep-l:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of my people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm" title="6912: qə·ḇōr (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To bury. A primitive root; to intern.">Bury</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">your dead.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Ruth 4:9-10</a></span><br />At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. / Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">2 Samuel 24:24</a></span><br />“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-24.htm">1 Chronicles 21:24</a></span><br />“No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/32-9.htm">Jeremiah 32:9-12</a></span><br />So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver. / I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. / Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-16.htm">Acts 7:16</a></span><br />Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Matthew 27:7</a></span><br />After conferring together, they used the money to buy the potter’s field as a burial place for foreigners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Nehemiah 5:8-12</a></span><br />and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say. / So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies? / I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-16.htm">Proverbs 31:16</a></span><br />She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-18.htm">Luke 14:18-20</a></span><br />But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ / Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’ / Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Matthew 13:44-46</a></span><br />The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a></span><br />For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-4.htm">Philippians 2:4</a></span><br />Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">No, my lord, hear me: the field give I you, and the cave that is therein, I give it you; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it you: bury your dead.</p><p class="hdg">my lord.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Genesis 23:6</a></b></br> Hear us, my lord: thou <i>art</i> a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-20.htm">2 Samuel 24:20-24</a></b></br> And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">1 Chronicles 21:22-24</a></b></br> Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of <i>this</i> threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people… </p><p class="hdg">in the.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-18.htm">Genesis 23:18</a></b></br> Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/35-30.htm">Numbers 35:30</a></b></br> Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person <i>to cause him</i> to die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-6.htm">Deuteronomy 17:6</a></b></br> At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; <i>but</i> at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/genesis/22-13.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Therein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/23-13.htm">Bury</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Cave</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/genesis/23-13.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/genesis/23-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/23-13.htm">Field</a> <a href="/genesis/23-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/genesis/23-18.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/genesis/35-20.htm">Resting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/genesis/23-17.htm">Therein</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/23-1.htm">The age and death of Sarah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/23-3.htm">The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">where Sarah is buried.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "lord" here is a title of respect, not necessarily indicating a feudal relationship. It highlights the courteous and formal nature of the interaction between Ephron the Hittite and Abraham.<p><b>Listen to me.</b><br>This phrase indicates a shift in the negotiation process. In ancient cultures, verbal agreements were binding, and the speaker is emphasizing the importance of his words. It suggests a moment of sincerity and earnestness in the conversation.<p><b>I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it.</b><br>Ephron offers both the field and the cave, which is significant because it implies a complete transfer of property. The cave of Machpelah, located in Hebron, becomes the first piece of the Promised Land owned by Abraham's descendants. This act of giving can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham regarding the land (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>).<p><b>I give it to you in the presence of my people.</b><br>The presence of witnesses was essential in ancient transactions to ensure the legitimacy and future recognition of the agreement. This public declaration underscores the transparency and communal aspect of property transactions at the time. It also serves as a legal safeguard for both parties involved.<p><b>Bury your dead.</b><br>This phrase is a direct acknowledgment of Abraham's need and the purpose of the transaction. It reflects the cultural importance of burial practices and honoring the deceased. The burial of Sarah in the cave of Machpelah establishes a family tomb, which later becomes the burial site for other patriarchs and matriarchs, linking it to the broader narrative of God's covenant with Abraham's descendants.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>- A patriarch of the Hebrew faith, known for his faithfulness and obedience to God. In this chapter, he seeks to purchase a burial site for his wife, Sarah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/ephron_the_hittite.htm">Ephron the Hittite</a></b><br>- A local Hittite landowner who offers to give Abraham the field and cave of Machpelah as a burial site for Sarah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>- Abraham's wife, whose death prompts the events of this chapter. Her burial site becomes significant in the history of the patriarchs.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/machpelah.htm">Machpelah</a></b><br>- The field and cave that Abraham seeks to acquire for Sarah's burial. It is located near Hebron in the land of Canaan.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hittites.htm">Hittites</a></b><br>- The people among whom Abraham is living at this time. They are descendants of Heth and are part of the larger Canaanite population.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_integrity.htm">Generosity and Integrity</a></b><br>Ephron's offer to give the land to Abraham without cost demonstrates a spirit of generosity. As Christians, we are called to be generous and to act with integrity in our dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_the_dead.htm">Respect for the Dead</a></b><br>Abraham's desire to secure a proper burial site for Sarah shows the importance of honoring loved ones in death. This respect is a reflection of the value God places on human life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Abraham's actions are rooted in his faith in God's promises regarding the land. We are encouraged to trust in God's promises, even when they are not immediately fulfilled.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity_and_negotiation.htm">Cultural Sensitivity and Negotiation</a></b><br>Abraham's respectful negotiation with the Hittites highlights the importance of cultural sensitivity and respectful communication in our interactions with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_heritage.htm">Legacy and Heritage</a></b><br>The purchase of the burial site establishes a physical legacy for Abraham's descendants. We are reminded to consider the spiritual and moral legacy we leave for future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_one_choose_burial_or_cremation.htm">Should one choose burial or cremation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hittites_in_hebron,_gen_23.htm">How can we verify the historical accuracy of the Hittites' presence in Hebron as mentioned in Genesis 23:3-10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_is_abraham's_genesis_23_land.htm">Where is the archaeological evidence for the field and cave Abraham purchased in Genesis 23:17-20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_biblical_literalism.htm">What defines Biblical Literalism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">The field give I thee.</span>--Only the cave had! been mentioned, but for its quiet possession the land around was necessary. In the thrice repeated "give I it thee," there is the same courtly idea as in <a href="/genesis/23-6.htm" title="Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury your dead; none of us shall withhold from you his sepulcher, but that you may bury your dead.">Genesis 23:6</a>, that they were not buying and selling, but making mutual presents.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee</span> - an Oriental mode of expressing willingness to sell. Ephron would make a present of cave and field to the patriarch, - "and just so have I had a hundred houses, and fields, and horses given to me" ('Land and Book,' p. 578), - the design being either to obtain a valuable compensation in return, or to preclude any abatement in the price (Keil), though possibly the offer to sell the entire field when he might have secured a good price for the cave alone was an indication of Ephron's good intention (Lange). At least it seems questionable to conclude that Ephron's generous phrases, which have now become formal and hollow courtesies indeed, meant no more in that simpler age when the ceremonies of intercourse were newer, and more truly reflected its spirit (Dykes, 'Abraham, the Friend of God,' p. 287). <span class="cmt_word">In the presence of the ions of my people give I it thee</span> (literally, <span class="accented">have I given</span>, the transaction being viewed as finished): <span class="cmt_word">bury thy dead.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/23-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“No,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lord.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Listen to me.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(šə·mā·‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I give</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֣תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you the field,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I give</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתַתִּ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯat·tî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you the cave</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4631.htm">Strong's 4631: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cavern</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that is in it.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I give it</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתַתִּ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯat·tî·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵינֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my people.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bury</span><br /><span class="heb">קְבֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6912.htm">Strong's 6912: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your dead.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/23-11.htm">Genesis 23:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/23-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 23:11 No my lord hear me (Gen. 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