KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 23:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Hear us, my lord: thou art 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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Hear us,” | שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀ | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | Hear |
| “my lord:” | אֲדֹנִ֗י | Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine) | lord |
| “thou” | אַתָּה֙ | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou |
| “art” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a mighty” | אֱלֹהִ֤ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | mighty |
| “prince” | נְשִׂ֨יא | Properly, an exalted one, i.e., a king or sheik; also a rising mist | prince |
| “among us:” | בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ | A bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center | among |
| “in the choice” | בְּמִבְחַ֣ר | Select, i.e., best | choice |
| “of our sepulchres” | קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ | A sepulcher | sepulchres |
| “bury” | קְבֹ֖ר | To inter | bury |
| “thy dead;” | מֵתֶ֑ךָ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | dead |
| “none” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | none |
| “of” | מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | of |
| “us shall withhold” | יִכְלֶ֥ה | To restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit) | withhold |
| “from” | מִמְּךָ֖ | Properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses | from |
| “thee” | אֶת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | thee |
| “his sepulchre,” | קִבְר֛וֹ | A sepulcher | sepulchre |
| “but that thou mayest bury” | מִקְּבֹ֥ר | To inter | mayest bury |
| “thy dead.” | מֵתֶֽךָ׃ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | dead |
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4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6 Hear us, my lord: thou art 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.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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