Genesis 23:8 — Bible Verse (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,”
Genesis 23:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 23:8 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 23:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,”
Genesis 23:8 — World English Bible
Genesis 23:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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, ”
Genesis 23:8 — American Standard Version
Genesis 23:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he speaketh with them, saying, `If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;”
Genesis 23:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 23:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and spoke to them, saying, If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, ”
Genesis 23:8 — Darby Translation
Genesis 23:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,”
Genesis 23:8 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 23:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your will that I bury my dead from before my face, hear me, and entreat for me with Ephron son of Zohar,”
Genesis 23:8 — The Living Sword
Genesis 23:8 in Context — Genesis 23
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.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 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,
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,
What Does Genesis 23:8 Mean?
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