Genesis 23:13 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 23:13

and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”

BSB

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ASV

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

KJV

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

If thou wilt give it - Instead of, if thou wilt give it, we should read, But if thou wilt sell it, I will give thee money for the field; כסף keseph, silver, not coined money, for it is not probable that any such was then in use.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

I will give thee money for the field - It was not in pride that Abraham refused the gift; but 1. Abraham was rich in silver and gold, and therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's generosity. He would pay for it, lest Ephron, when this good humour was over, should upbraid him with it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Ephron answered, Nay, my lord, &c.--Here is a great show of generosity, but it was only a show; for while Abraham wanted only the cave, he joins "the field and the cave"; and though he offered them both as free gifts, he, of course, expected some costly presents in return, without which, he would not have been satisfied.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
עֶפְר֜וֹן	ef.Ron	Ephron	H6085 →
בְּאָזְנֵ֤י	be.'a.ze.Nei	in [the] ears of	H241 →
עַם־	'am-	[the] people of	H5971 →
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
אַ֛ךְ	'akh	nevertheless	H389 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
אַתָּ֥ה	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
ל֖וּ	lu	if	H3863 →
שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי	she.ma.'E.ni	listen to me	H8085 →
נָתַ֜תִּי	na.Ta.ti	I give	H5414 →
כֶּ֤סֶף	Ke.sef	[the] money of	H3701 →
הַשָּׂדֶה֙	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
קַ֣ח	kach	take [it]	H3947 →
מִמֶּ֔נִּי	mi.Me.ni	from me	H4480 →
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה	ve.'ek.be.Rah	so let me bury	H6912 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֵתִ֖י	me.Ti	dead my	H4191 →
שָֽׁמָּה׃	Sha.mah	there <towards>	H8033 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 31:8
  The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
  No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- 1 Samuel 12:22
  Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.
- Isaiah 41:17
  The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Through
Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Through
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
leads to
- Romans 13:10
  Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
- Matthew 22:39–40
  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Genesis