Genesis

Genesis 23:4–6

⁴“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

⁵The Hittites replied to Abraham, 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.”

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Genesis 23:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
a foreigner	גֵּר־	gêr-	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
and an outsider	וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב	wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8453 sojourner
among you	עִמָּכֶ֑ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
Give	תְּנ֨וּ	tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
a burial	קֶ֙בֶר֙	qe·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
site	אֲחֻזַּת־	’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H272 possession
among you	עִמָּכֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
so that I can bury	וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה	wə·’eq·bə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H6912 bury
my dead	מֵתִ֖י	mê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4191 die

Genesis 23:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Hittites	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
replied	וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
to Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֖ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham

Genesis 23:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen to us	שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀	šə·mā·‘ê·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural	H8085 hear
sir	אֲדֹנִ֗י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
You	אַתָּה֙	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are God’s	אֱלֹהִ֤ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
chosen one	נְשִׂ֨יא	nə·śî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5387 one lifted up
among us	בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H8432 midst
Bury	קְבֹ֖ר	qə·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6912 bury
your dead	מֵתֶ֑ךָ	mê·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4191 die
in the finest	בְּמִבְחַ֣ר	bə·miḇ·ḥar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4005 choicest, best
of our tombs	קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ	qə·ḇā·rê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H6913 grave, sepulchre
None	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of us	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	mim·men·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
will withhold	יִכְלֶ֥ה	yiḵ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
his tomb	קִבְר֛וֹ	qiḇ·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
for burying	מִקְּבֹ֥ר	miq·qə·ḇōr	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6912 bury
your dead	מֵתֶֽךָ׃	mê·ṯe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Genesis 23:4 Hebrews 11:9 · 1 Chronicles 29:15 · Genesis 17:8 · Psalm 119:19 · Hebrews 11:13–16 · Psalm 39:12 · Acts 7:5 · Leviticus 25:23 · Genesis 49:30

Genesis 23:6 Genesis 24:35 · Genesis 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.