Genesis 23:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 23:8 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 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אִתָּ֖ם
ʼêth
H854
with
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֵ֣שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H854
with
נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
לִקְבֹּ֤ר
qâbar
H6912
to bury
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֵתִי֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
מִלְּפָנַ֔י
pânîym
H6440
face
שְׁמָע֕וּנִי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וּפִגְעוּ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
לִ֖י
בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן
ʻEphrôwn
H6085
Ephron
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צֹֽחַר
Tsôchar
H6714
Zohar
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World English Bible Public Domain
He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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King James Version Public Domain
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and he said to them, saying, “If it is your will to bury my dead from before me, listen to me and intercede for me with Ephron, the son of Zohar,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).