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And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (KJV)
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וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.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 23:8 word 1
אִתָּ֖ם'i.Tamwith them
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 2
לֵאמֹ֑רle.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 23:8 word 3
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 23:8 word 4
יֵ֣שׁyeshthere
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 5
אֶֽת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 6
נַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.Khemdesire your
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: appetite
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6, Deuteronomy 21:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 7
לִקְבֹּ֤רlik.Borto bury
Lemma: קָבַר (qa.var) · Strong's: H6912
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to bury
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 23:4, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6912; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 8
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 23:8 word 9
מֵתִי֙me.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 23:8 word 10
מִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.Naifrom to before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 11
שְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.nilisten to me
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 23:8 word 12
וּפִגְעוּ\־u.fig.'u-and entreat
Lemma: פָּגַע (pa.ga) · Strong's: H6293
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to fall on
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:1, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:20, Exodus 23:4, Numbers 35:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6293; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 13
בְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.Ron<in> Ephron
Lemma: עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) · Strong's: H6085G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephron
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 14
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 15
צֹֽחַר\׃Tzo.charZohar
Lemma: צֹ֫חַר (tso.char) · Strong's: H6714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zohar
Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6714G; TAHOT Genesis 23:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| . . . | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| you are willing | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite |
| for me to bury | → | קָבַר H6912 to bury |
| my dead | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| he said | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to them | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| listen to me | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| and approach | → | פָּגַע H6293 to fall on |
| Ephron | → | עֶפְרוֹן H6085G Ephron |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Zohar | → | צֹ֫חַר H6714G Zohar |
| on my behalf | → |
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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