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OET (OET-LV) Hear_us my_master [are]_a_prince of_god you in/on/at/with_midst_us in/on/at/with_choicest tombs_our bury DOM dead_your anyone from_him/it DOM tomb_his not he_will_withhold from_you for_burying dead_your.
OET (OET-RV) “My master, listen to us. You’re a mighty prince among us. Go ahead and bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. We’ve all agreed not to prevent you from burying your dead in any of our cemeteries.”
Note 1 topic: grammar-honorifics
שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ אֲדֹנִ֗י
hear,us my=master
Abraham was not their actual lord or master. Rather, the Hittites are addressing him in a respectful manner. Also, for some languages it is more natural or respectful to put the form of address “My lord” or “Sir” first in this quote. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “Please listen to our proposal, my lord”
נְשִׂ֨יא אֱלֹהִ֤ים אַתָּה֙
prince ʼElohīm you(ms)
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “You are a powerful/important leader/man” or (2) “You are a leader/man of/from God”. The interpretation that you do not follow in your translation could be put in a footnote.
בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ
in/on/at/with,midst,us
Alternate translation: “who lives among our people.”
קְבֹ֖ר
bury
Make sure that the reply of the Hittites sounds polite here in your translation. Alternate translation: “So you may put”
אֶת מֵתֶ֑ךָ
DOM dead,your
Alternate translation: “your dead wife”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure
קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ
tombs,our
For some languages it may be better to change the order of the phrases in this sentence and say, “So please choose any one of our best burial sites and bury/put your dead/deceased wife there.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “places to bury people who have died.” or “tombs.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes
אִ֣ישׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אֶת קִבְר֛וֹ לֹֽא יִכְלֶ֥ה מִמְּךָ֖ מִקְּבֹ֥ר
(a)_man from=him/it DOM tomb,his not withhold from,you for,burying
Alternate translation: “Each of us is happy to give you some of his land where you can bury” or “All of us are happy for you to use any of our burial sites to bury”
מֵתֶֽךָ
dead,your
Consider what is the best way in your language to refer to Sarah’s dead body here since it was just mentioned in the previous sentence. Alternate translation: “your dead wife.”
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) Hear_us my_master [are]_a_prince of_god you in/on/at/with_midst_us in/on/at/with_choicest tombs_our bury DOM dead_your anyone from_him/it DOM tomb_his not he_will_withhold from_you for_burying dead_your.
OET (OET-RV) “My master, listen to us. You’re a mighty prince among us. Go ahead and bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. We’ve all agreed not to prevent you from burying your dead in any of our cemeteries.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.