Genesis 23:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I am a strangerגֵּר־
(ger-)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
and a sojournerוְתֹושָׁ֥ב
(ve·to·v·shav)
8453: a sojournerfrom yashab
amongעִמָּכֶ֑ם
(im·ma·chem;)
5973: witha prim. preposition
you; giveתְּנ֨וּ
(te·nu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
me a burialקֶ֙בֶר֙
(ke·ver)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
siteאֲחֻזַּת־
(a·chuz·zat-)
272: a possessionfrom achaz
amongעִמָּכֶ֔ם
(im·ma·chem,)
5973: witha prim. preposition
you that I may buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה
(ve·'ek·be·rah)
6912: to burya prim. root
my deadמֵתִ֖י
(me·ti)
4191: to diea prim. root
out of my sight."מִלְּפָנָֽי׃
(mil·le·fa·nai.)
6440: face, facesfrom panah


















KJV Lexicon
I am a stranger
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
and a sojourner
towshab  (to-shawb')
resident alien -- foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
with you give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
me a possession
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
of a buryingplace
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
with you that I may bury
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
my dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
out of my sight
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight."

King James Bible
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am a foreign resident among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead."

International Standard Version
"I am an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence."

NET Bible
"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I'm a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb so that I can bury my dead wife."

King James 2000 Bible
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
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