Genesis 23:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 23:6 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 →
שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲדֹנִ֗י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
נְשִׂ֨יא
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ
tâvek
H8432
midst
בְּמִבְחַ֣ר
mibchâr
H4005
choicest
קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ
qeber
H6913
grave
קְבֹ֖ר
qâbar
H6912
to bury
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֵתֶ֑ךָ
mûwth
H4191
to die
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ
min
H4480
from
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
קִבְר֛וֹ
qeber
H6913
grave
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִכְלֶ֥ה
kâlâʼ
H3607
to restrain
מִמְּךָ֖
min
H4480
from
מִקְּבֹ֥ר
qâbar
H6912
to bury
מֵתֶֽךָ
mûwth
H4191
to die
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Listen to us, my lord. You a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. Each of us will not withhold from you his burial place to bury your dead.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).