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OET (OET-RV)and he told Efron while all the others were listening, “But if you would, please listen to me. I’ll pay the value of the field. Accept it from me, then I’ll bury my deadthere.”
Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε τῷ Ἐφρὼν εἰς τὰ ὦτα ἐναντίον τοῦ λαοῦ τῆς γῆς, ἐπειδὴ πρὸς ἐμοῦ εἶ, ἄκουσόν μου· τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ ἀγροῦ λάβε παρʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ θάψω τὸν νεκρόν μου ἐκεῖ. (Kai eipe tōi Efrōn eis ta ōta enantion tou laou taʸs gaʸs, epeidaʸ pros emou ei, akouson mou; to argurion tou agrou labe parʼ emou, kai thapsō ton nekron mou ekei. )
BrTrAnd he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I will bury my dead there.
ULTand he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “But if you would, please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
USTAs they listened, he said to Ephron, “Rather than that, since you are willing to let me have the field, please accept my offer. I want to pay you the full price for the field. Please let me buy it from you, so that it will be mine and I can bury my wife there who has died.”
BSBand said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
OEBand spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, ‘Please, hear me — I will give the price of the field; accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.’
WEBBEHe spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
NETand said to Ephron in their hearing, “Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”
LSVand speaks to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only—if you would hear me—I have given the money of the field—accept from me, and I bury my dead there.”
FBVand said to Ephron so everyone could hear, “Please listen to me. I will pay the price for the field. Take the money and let me go and bury my dead there.”
T4Tand said to Ephron, as all the others were listening, “No, listen to me. If you are willing, I will pay for the field. You tell me what the price is, and I will give it to you. If you accept it, the field will become mine, and I can bury my wife’s body there.”
LEBAnd he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you will hear me[fn]—I give the price of the field. Take it from me that I may bury my dead there.”
BBEAnd Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to me, I will give you the price of the field; take it, and let me put my dead to rest there.
JPSAnd he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.'
ASVAnd he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
DRAAnd he spoke to Ephron, in the presence of the people: I beseech thee to hear me: I will give money for the field: take it, and so I will bury my dead in it.
YLTand speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, 'Only — if thou wouldest hear me — I have given the money of the field — accept from me, and I bury my dead there.'
Drbyand he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
RVAnd he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
WbstrAnd he spoke to 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.
KJB-1769And 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. (And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou/you wilt give it, I pray thee/you, hear me: I will give thee/you money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. )
KJB-1611And he spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare mee: I will giue thee money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. (And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou/you wilt/will give it, I pray thee/you, hear me: I will give thee/you money for the field: take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.)
BshpsAnd spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying: yf thou wylt geue it then I pray thee heare me, I wyll geue syluer for the fielde, take it of me, and I will bury my dead therin. (And spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the country, saying: if thou/you wilt/will give it then I pray thee/you hear me, I will give silver for the field, take it of me, and I will bury my dead therin.)
GnvaAnd spake vnto Ephron in the audience of the people of the countrey, saying, Seeing thou wilt giue it, I pray thee, heare me, I will giue the price of the fielde: receiue it of me, and I will bury my dead there. (And spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the country, saying, Seeing thou/you wilt/will give it, I pray thee/you, hear me, I will give the price of the field: receive it of me, and I will bury my dead there. )
Cvdland talked with Ephron, that the people of the londe might heare, and sayde: Heare me then, Receaue of me the money that I geue the for the felde, and so wyll I burye my deed there. (and talked with Ephron, that the people of the land might hear, and said: Hear me then, Receaue of me the money that I give the for the field, and so will I burye my dead there.)
Wycland he spak to Efron, while his puple stood aboute, Y biseche, that thou here me; Y schal yyue money for the feeld, resseyue thou it, and so Y schal birie my deed bodi in the feeld. (and he spake to Efron, while his people stood about, I beseech/implore, that thou/you here me; I shall give money for the field, receive thou/you it, and so I shall birie my dead body in the field.)
Luthund redete mit Ephron, daß zuhörete das Volk des Landes, und sprach: Willst du mir ihn lassen, so bitte ich, nimm von mir das Geld für den Acker, das ich dir gebe, so will ich meinen Toten daselbst begraben. (and talked with Ephron, that zuhörete the people the lands, and spoke: Willst you to_me him/it lassen, so bitte I, nimm from to_me the money for the Acker, the I you/to_you gebe, so will I my Toten there begraben.)
ClVgEt locutus est ad Ephron circumstante plebe: Quæso ut audias me: dabo pecuniam pro agro: suscipe eam, et sic sepeliam mortuum meum in eo. (And spoke it_is to Ephron circumstante plebe: Quæso as audias me: dabo pecuniam for agro: suscipe eam, and so sepeliam mortuum mine in by_him. )
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.
and=he/it_spoke to/towards ˊEfrōn in/on/at/with,hearing people the=earth/land to=say
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. See how you translated in the ears of in verse 10. Alternate translation: “and he said to Ephron while the rest of the elders listened,” or “As they all listened, he said to Ephron,”
אַ֛ךְ
only
Alternate translation: “Instead of doing that,”
אִם אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ
if you(ms) will
In verses 9-15, Abraham and Ephron are bargaining indirectly with each other according to the customs of that culture and time. Keep that in mind as you translate their conversation. Alternate translation: “if you are willing,”
שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי
listen_to,me
Alternate translation: “please accept my proposal” or “please listen to what I am offering”
נָתַ֜תִּי כֶּ֤סֶף הַשָּׂדֶה֙
I_give price the=field
Alternate translation: “I will give you the full price of what the field is worth.” or “I want to give you the full price of the field.”
Alternate translation: “so that I can bury the body of my dead wife there.” or “so that the field will be mine and I can bury my wife there who has died.” or “then I will have a place to bury the body of my deceased wife.”
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.
