Genesis 23:11 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 23:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 23:11 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 23:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.””
Genesis 23:11 — World English Bible
Genesis 23:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 23:11 — American Standard Version
Genesis 23:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that <FI>is<Fi> 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.'”
Genesis 23:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 23:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. ”
Genesis 23:11 — Darby Translation
Genesis 23:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“No, my Lord, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.”
Genesis 23:11 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 23:11 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“"No, my lord, hear me: the field I give to you, and the cave which is in it I give it to you. Before the eyes of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead."”
Genesis 23:11 — The Living Sword
Genesis 23:11 in Context — Genesis 23
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 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.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 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.
What Does Genesis 23:11 Mean?
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