Genesis 23:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 23:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֶפְר֜וֹן
ʻEphrôwn
H6085
Ephron
בְּאָזְנֵ֤י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
עַם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַ֛ךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
ל֖וּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נָתַ֜תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
כֶּ֤סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
קַ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִמֶּ֔נִּי
min
H4480
from
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה
qâbar
H6912
to bury
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֵתִ֖י
mûwth
H4191
to die
שָֽׁמָּה
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “But if you would, please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).