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OET (OET-LV) [am]_a_sojourner and_stranger I among_you_all give to_me a_possession of_a_burial_site among_you_all and_bury dead_my out_of_before_sight_my.
OET (OET-RV) “I’m a foreigner and just staying among you. Give me property for a burial place on your land so that I can bury my dead wife.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
אָנֹכִ֖י
I
The leaders of the city already knew that Abraham was a foreigner, so make sure your translation of this sentence does not sound like he is telling them something that they did not know. Alternate translation: “I am coming to you as” or “Since I am”
גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב
alien and,stranger
See how you translated foreigner in Gen 15:13. Alternate translation: “a outsider who has settled” or “a outsider who is living”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עִמָּכֶ֑ם
among,you_all
It is implied by Abraham and understood by the Hittites that Abraham’s status as a foreigner means he owns no property. Consider whether or not to make this implied information explicit in your translation. Alternate translation: “among you and I have no land of my own.” or “in your land and I do not own any property here.”
Note 3 topic: writing-politeness
תְּנ֨וּ לִ֤י
give to=me
Make sure that the way you translate this phrase sounds polite, not rude or demanding. Alternate translation: “Please give me” or “Please let me buy”
אֲחֻזַּת קֶ֨בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם
property burial_site among,you_all
Alternate translation: “some land among you” or “some of your property”
וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה מֵתִ֖י מִלְּפָנָֽי
and,bury dead,my out_of,before,sight,my
Translate this clause in a way that shows respect for the person who has died. Alternate translation: “so I have a place to take my dead wife and bury her.” or “where I can bury the body of my wife who has died.” or “so that I can give my deceased wife a proper burial.”
23:1-20 When Sarah . . . died, Abraham acquired a parcel of land for a burial place. This transaction was the first sign that a permanent transition had taken place, as people were normally buried in their ancestral homeland (cp. 49:29–50:13). In burying Sarah, Abraham detached from his just-mentioned ancestral home (where his relatives still lived, 22:20-24); his future would be in Canaan, where his descendants would realize the promise.
OET (OET-LV) [am]_a_sojourner and_stranger I among_you_all give to_me a_possession of_a_burial_site among_you_all and_bury dead_my out_of_before_sight_my.
OET (OET-RV) “I’m a foreigner and just staying among you. Give me property for a burial place on your land so that I can bury my dead wife.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.