Genesis 23:8
in Genesis 23“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
KJV
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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This verse in Genesis 23
Commentary
3 notes on this verseEntreat for me to Ephron - Abraham had already seen the cave and field, and finding to whom they belonged, and that they would answer his purpose, came to the gate of Hebron, where the elders of the people sat to administer justice, etc., and where bargains and sales were made and witnessed, and having addressed himself to the elders, among whom Ephron was, though it appears he was not personally known to Abraham, he begged them to use their influence with the owner of the cave and field to sell it to him, that it might serve him and his family for a place of sepulture.
This site's exposition
Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land
on Genesis 23:7-9
Abraham bows down before the people of the land, and this is the first of two bows in the chapter. He asks them to approach Ephron for the cave of Machpelah at the end of his field, so he has already found the spot. He fixes his terms first, full price in their presence.
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The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אִתָּ֖ם | ʾitam | with them | H854 → | 929 times |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יֵ֣שׁ | yesh | there | H3426 → | 140 times |
| אֶֽת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם | nafshekhem | desire your | H5315 → | 754 times |
| לִקְבֹּ֤ר | likbor | to bury | H6912 → | 133 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵתִי֙ | meti | dead my | H4191 → | 839 times |
| מִלְּפָנַ֔י | milefanai | from to before me | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| שְׁמָע֕וּנִי | shemauni | listen to me | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| וּפִגְעוּ־ | ufigu- | and entreat | H6293 → | 46 times |
| לִ֖י | li | for <the> me | ||
| בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן | beefron | <in> Ephron | H6085 → | 14 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| צֹֽחַר׃ | tzochar | Zohar | H6714 → | 5 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
אִתָּ֖םwith them
ʾitamH854 →929 times
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יֵ֣שׁthere
yeshH3426 →140 times
אֶֽת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
נַפְשְׁכֶ֗םdesire your
nafshekhemH5315 →754 times
לִקְבֹּ֤רto bury
likborH6912 →133 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מֵתִי֙dead my
metiH4191 →839 times
מִלְּפָנַ֔יfrom to before me
milefanaiH6440 →2123 times
שְׁמָע֕וּנִיlisten to me
shemauniH8085 →1159 times
וּפִגְעוּ־and entreat
ufigu-H6293 →46 times
לִ֖יfor <the> me
li
בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן<in> Ephron
beefronH6085 →14 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
צֹֽחַר׃Zohar
tzocharH6714 →5 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- 1 Peter 2:22
“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
- Hebrews 4:14–15
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- 1 John 2:2
He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
- Hebrews 8:1
The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
Through
Genesis 25:9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
it leads to
- Genesis 50:13
They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
- Genesis 35:29
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
- Genesis 21:9–10
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
- Genesis 50:13
Where this verse is studied
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About Genesis
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).