Genesis

Genesis 23:6

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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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

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Genesis 24:35 · Genesis 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.