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Genesis 23:11

“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.”

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ASV

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.

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.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-noH3808 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
שְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.nilisten to meH8085 →
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704 →
נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiI giveH5414 →
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
וְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.Rahand the caveH4631 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בּ֖וֹbo[is] in <the> it
לְךָ֣le.Khato <the> you
נְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haI give itH5414 →
לְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.Neito [the] eyes ofH5869 →
בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121 →
עַמִּ֛י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
נְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haI give itH5414 →
לָּ֖ךְlakhto <the> you
קְבֹ֥רke.VorburyH6912 →
מֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khadead yourH4191 →

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Luke 19:24Then he told those standing by, ‘Take the mina from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’Isaiah 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.Ruth 4:9At 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.Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.1 Chronicles 21:22–24Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”Ruth 4:1Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.2 Samuel 24:20–24When Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, he went out and bowed facedown before the king.Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.Numbers 35:30If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a lone witness.Genesis 23:18to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.Deuteronomy 17:6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.Jeremiah 32:7–12Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’Genesis 23:6“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”Ruth 4:4I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.2 Samuel 24:22Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.

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