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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. (KJV)
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.Berand he spoke
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 2
עֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonEphron
Lemma: עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) · Strong's: H6085G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephron
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 3
בְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears of
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: ear: hearing
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 4
עַם\־'am-[the] people of
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 5
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe land
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 6
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 7
אַ֛ךְ'akhnevertheless
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 26:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 8
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 9
אַתָּ֥ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 10
ל֖וּluif
Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: if
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 17:18, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 20:3, Numbers 22:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 11
שְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.nilisten to me
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 12
נָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiI give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: pay
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 30:28, Exodus 2:9, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:23, Exodus 21:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414N; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 13
כֶּ֤סֶףKe.sef[the] money of
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: price
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Exodus 21:35, Leviticus 25:50, Leviticus 25:51, Leviticus 27:15, Leviticus 27:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701H; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 14
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 15
קַ֣חkachtake [it]
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to take: recieve
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2, Exodus 25:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 16
מִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.nifrom me
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 17
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.Rahso let me bury
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 18
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 19
מֵתִ֖יme.Tidead my
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 20
שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere <towards>
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Genesis 23:13 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and said | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ephron | → | עֶפְרוֹן H6085G Ephron |
| in their presence | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241H ear: hearing |
| . . . | → | עַם H5971A people |
| . . . | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| will please | → | לוּ H3863 if |
| listen to me | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| I will pay you | → | נָתַן H5414N to give: pay |
| the price | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701H silver: price |
| of the field | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| Accept | → | לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve |
| it from me | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| so that I may bury | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| my dead | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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