Genesis 23:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 23:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 23:4 in 7 Bible Translations
Read Genesis 23:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Genesis 23:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.””
Genesis 23:4 — World English Bible
Genesis 23:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. ”
Genesis 23:4 — American Standard Version
Genesis 23:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`A sojourner and a settler I <FI>am<Fi> with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'”
Genesis 23:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 23:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a sepulchre with you, that I may bury my dead from before me. ”
Genesis 23:4 — Darby Translation
Genesis 23:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I am a stranger, and a forreiner among you, giue me a possession of buriall with you, that I may burie my dead out of my sight.”
Genesis 23:4 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 23:4 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“"I am a sojourner and a resident with you. Give to me a possession of a burial place with you, and I will bury my dead from before my face."”
Genesis 23:4 — The Living Sword
Genesis 23:4 in Context — Genesis 23
2 And Sarah died in Kirjath–arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
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.
What Does Genesis 23:4 Mean?
Genesis 23:4 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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