GEN 23:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “No, my master. Listen to me: I’ll give you the field and the cave that’s in it. I give it to you in front of all these others, then you can bury your dead.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Παρʼ ἐμοὶ γενοῦ, κύριε, καὶ ἄκουσόν μου· τὸν ἀγρὸν, καὶ τὸ σπήλαιον τὸ ἐν αὐτῷ, σοὶ δίδωμι· ἐναντίον πάντων τῶν πολιτῶν μου δέδωκά σοι· θάψον τὸν νεκρόν σου.
(Parʼ emoi genou, kurie, kai akouson mou; ton agron, kai to spaʸlaion to en autōi, soi didōmi; enantion pantōn tōn politōn mou dedōka soi; thapson ton nekron sou. )

BrTr [fn]Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my countrymen; bury thy dead.

ULT “No, my lord. Listen to me: I give to you the field, and I give to you the cave that is in it. I give it to you before the eyes of the sons of my people. Bury your dead.”

UST “That’s not necessary, sir. Please accept this offer: I hereby give you the entire field, including the cave that is in it. I am giving it to you now as the leaders of my people watch. You may bury your deceased wife there.”

BSB “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

OEB ‘No, my lord, hear me. I give the field to you and the cave that is in it I give to you; in the presence of the children of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.’

WEBBE “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell you both the field and the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people I sell it to you. Bury your dead.”

LSV “No, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to you, and the cave that [is] in it, to you I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you—bury your dead.”

FBV “No, my lord,” he said. “Please listen to me. I give you the field and the cave that is there. I give it to you and my people are my witnesses. Please go and bury your dead.”

T4T So, just to make the customary reply to start the real discussion about a price, Ephron said, “No, sir, listen to me. I will give to you the field and the cave in it, without charge, with the people here as witnesses.”

LEB “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which is in it, I also give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

BBE No, my lord, I will give you the field with the hollow in the rock; before all the children of my people will I give it to you for a resting-place for your dead.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS 'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee; bury thy dead.'

ASV Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the children of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

DRA Let it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to what I say: The field I deliver to thee, and the cave that is therein, in the presence of the children of my people, bury thy dead.

YLT 'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that [is] in it, to thee I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee — bury thy dead.'

Drby No, my lord: hear me. The field give I thee; and the cave that is in it, to thee I give it; before the eyes of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

RV Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Wbstr Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that is in it, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead.

KJB-1769 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
(Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee/you, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee/you; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee/you: bury thy/your dead. )

KJB-1611 Nay, my LORD, heare mee: the field giue I thee, and the caue that is therein, I giue it thee, in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee: bury thy dead.
(Nay, my LORD, hear me: the field give I thee/you, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee/you, in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee/you: bury thy/your dead.)

Bshps Not so my Lord, heare me: the fielde geue I thee, and the caue that therin is geue I thee also, in the presence of the sonnes of my people geue I it thee, burye thy dead.
(Not so my Lord, hear me: the field give I thee/you, and the cave that therein is give I thee/you also, in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee/you, bury thy/your dead.)

Gnva No, my Lord, heare me: the fielde giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the presence of the sonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.
(No, my Lord, hear me: the field give I thee/you, and the cave, that therein is, I give it thee/you: even in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee/you, to bury thy/your dead. )

Cvdl No my lorde, but heare me: As for the felde, and the caue also that is therin, I geue it the: and in the sight of my people I geue it the, to burye thy deed in.
(No my lord, but hear me: As for the field, and the cave also that is therein, I give it them: and in the sight of my people I give it them, to bury thy/your dead in.)

Wycl and seide, My lord, it schal not be doon so, but more herkne thou that that Y seie; Y yyue to thee the feeld, and the denne which is therine, while the sones of my puple ben present; birie thou thi deed bodi.
(and said, My lord, it shall not be done so, but more herkne thou/you that that I seie; I give to thee/you the field, and the den which is thereine, while the sons of my people been present; bury thou/you thy/your dead bodi.)

Luth Nein, mein Herr, sondern höre mir zu. Ich schenke dir den Acker, und die Höhle drinnen dazu, und übergebe dir‘s vor den Augen der Kinder meines Volks, zu begraben deinen Toten.
(Nein, my Lord, rather listen to_me zu. I schenke you/to_you the Acker, and the Höhle drinnen dazu, and übergebe dir‘s before/in_front_of the Augen the/of_the children my peoples, to buried deinen Toten.)

ClVg Nequaquam ita fiat, domine mi, sed tu magis ausculta quod loquor. Agrum trado tibi, et speluncam quæ in eo est, præsentibus filiis populi mei; sepeli mortuum tuum.
(Nequaquam ita fiat, domine mi, but you magis ausculta that loquor. Agrum trado tibi, and speluncam which in eo it_is, præsentibus childrens of_the_people mei; sepeli mortuum tuum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-politeness

לֹֽא אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י

not my=master

Make sure your translation of this phase sounds polite. In some cultures it is rude to say No too directly. Alternate translation: “That is not necessary, sir.” or “Sir, there is no need for that.”

שְׁמָעֵ֔⁠נִי

hear,me

Alternate translation: “Please listen to my proposal:” or “Please accept this proposal:” or “Please listen to what I am proposing:”

הַ⁠שָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔⁠ךְ

the=field I_give to/for=you(fs)

Ephron is making a formal proposal or offer. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Alternate translation: “I hereby offer you the entire field,”

וְ⁠הַ⁠מְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר בּ֖⁠וֹ לְ⁠ךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑י⁠הָ

and,the,cave which/who in/on/over=him/it to/for=yourself(m) give,it

Alternate translation: “as well as the cave that is in it.”

לְ⁠עֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי עַמִּ֛⁠י

in,sight sons_of people,my

Alternate translation: “in the sight of the elders of my people.” or “as the elders of my people listen as witnesses.” or “and all the elders of my people here are witnesses of this.”

קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽ⁠ךָ

bury dead,your

Alternate translation: “You can bury your dead wife there.” or “Please go ahead and bury your dead wife on that land.”

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Isaac’s Travels

Genesis 21-35

Though the patriarch Isaac moved from place to place several times within southern Canaan, compared to his father Abraham and his son Jacob, Isaac appears to have been a bit of a homebody. In fact, unless Isaac resettled in places not recorded in Scripture, the farthest extent he ever traveled appears to have been only about 90 miles (113 km). Yet, as the child of God’s promise to Abraham to build a great nation from his descendants, Isaac’s relatively simple life served as a critical bridge from Abraham to the beginnings of the twelve tribes of Israel, who were descended from Isaac’s son Jacob. It is likely that Isaac was born at Beersheba (see Genesis 21:1-24), and later Abraham offered him as a sacrifice on Mount Moriah (located at Jerusalem; see 2 Chronicles 3:1). Then Abraham, Isaac, and those with them returned to Beersheba (Genesis 22:1-19). When Isaac reached adulthood, his father sent a servant to bring back a bride for him from Aram-naharaim, far north of Canaan. When his bride, Rebekah, arrived, Isaac had just come from Beer-lahai-roi and settled in the Negev (Genesis 24:62). Later Isaac resettled with Rebekah in Beer-lahai-roi, and this may have been where their twins son Esau and Jacob were born. A famine forced Isaac to go to Gerar (Genesis 26:1-6) in “the land of the Philistines.” The distinct people group known as the Philistines in later books of the Bible did not arrive until the time of the Judges, so the term here must have referred to another people group living in this region, and this is supported by the fact that King Abimelech’s name is Semitic, not Aegean (the likely origin of the later Philistines). While Isaac was there, he repeated his father’s error (Genesis 20) by lying to the king that his wife was only his sister. Isaac also became increasingly prosperous at Gerar, so the Philistines told him to leave their region. Isaac moved away from the town of Gerar and settled further away in the valley of Gerar. There he dug a well, but the Philistines claimed it for themselves, so he called it Esek, meaning “argument.” So Isaac’s men dug another well and called it Sitnah (meaning “hostility”), but it led to more quarreling, so he dug yet another well and called it Rehoboth (meaning “open space”). The locations of these two later wells are not certain, but they may have been located near Ruheibeh as shown on this map. Then Isaac moved to Beersheba and built an altar. He also dug a well there, and King Abimelech of the Philistines came and exchanged oaths of peace with him. It was likely at Beersheba that Isaac blessed his sons Esau and Jacob, and both sons eventually left Canaan (see “Jacob Goes to Paddan-Aram” map). When Jacob later returned, he traveled to Mamre near Hebron and reunited with Isaac. Sometime after this Isaac died, and Jacob and Esau buried him there.

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