Genesis

Genesis 23:8

⁸“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you are willing	נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם	nap̄·šə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
for me to bury	לִקְבֹּ֤ר	liq·bōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6912 bury
my dead	מֵתִי֙	mê·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4191 die
he said	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to them	אִתָּ֖ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
listen to me	שְׁמָע֕וּנִי	šə·mā·‘ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural; first person common singular	H8085 hear
and approach	וּפִגְעוּ־	ū·p̄iḡ·‘ū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
Ephron	בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן	bə·‘ep̄·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6085 Ephron
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Zohar	צֹֽחַר׃	ṣō·ḥar	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6714 Tsochar
on my behalf	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.