Genesis 23:8
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And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor.

Genesis 23:7
Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit, the children of Heth:

Genesis 23:9
That he may give me the double cave, which he hath in the end of his field: For as much money as it is worth he shall give it me before you, for a possession of a burying place.

Genesis 25:9
And Isaac and Ismael his sons buried him in the double cave, which was situated in the field of Ephron the son of Seor the Hethite, over against Mambre,

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And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor.

intreat.

1 Kings 2:17 And he said I pray thee speak to king Solomon (for he cannot deny thee any thing) to give me Abisag, the Sunamitess, to wife.

Luke 7:3,4 And when he had heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the ancients of the Jews, desiring him to come and heal his servant. . . .

Hebrews 7:26 For it was fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens:

1 John 2:1,2 My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just. . . .

Context
The Death and Burial of Sarah
7Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, to wit, the children of Heth: 8And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor.9That he may give me the double cave, which he hath in the end of his field: For as much money as it is worth he shall give it me before you, for a possession of a burying place.…
Lexicon
“If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

you are willing
נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם (nap̄·šə·ḵem)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

for me to bury
לִקְבֹּ֤ר (liq·bōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6912: To inter

my dead,”
מֵתִי֙ (mê·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

he said
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to them,
אִתָּ֖ם (’it·tām)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

“listen to me,
שְׁמָע֕וּנִי (šə·mā·‘ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

and approach
וּפִגְעוּ־ (ū·p̄iḡ·‘ū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity

Ephron
בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן (bə·‘ep̄·rō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6085: Ephron -- a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Israel

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

of Zohar
צֹֽחַר׃ (ṣō·ḥar)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6714: Zohar -- a Hittite, also two Israelites

on my behalf
לִ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalfAnd he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to Ephron the son Saar.

and spoke to them, saying, If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

And he communed with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

He talked with them, saying, "If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

and he speaketh with them, saying, 'If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;
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