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Genesis 23:13

And 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.

KJV

Et locutus est ad Ephron circumstante plebe : Quæso ut audias me : dabo pecuniam pro agro : suscipe eam, et sic sepeliam mortuum meum in eo.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν τῷ Ἐφρὼν εἰς τὰ ὦτα ἐναντίον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τῆς γῆς Ἐπειδὴ πρὸς ἐμοῦ εἶ, ἄκουσόν μου· τὸ ἀργύριον τοῦ ἀγροῦ λάβε παρ’ ἐμοῦ, καὶ θάψον τὸν νεκρόν μου ἐκεῖ.

LXX

And 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.

ASV

וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל עֶפְר֜וֹן בְּ/אָזְנֵ֤י עַם הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְ אִם אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ שְׁמָעֵ֑/נִי נָתַ֜תִּי כֶּ֤סֶף הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ קַ֣ח מִמֶּ֔/נִּי וְ/אֶקְבְּרָ֥ה אֶת מֵתִ֖/י שָֽׁמָּ/ה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
הוּ
hv
verb · 131×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֶּ֣סֶף
ksp
noun · 402×
ל֥וּ
lv
conjunction · 25×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עֶפְר֥וֹן
'prvn
proper_noun · 15×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 24:24 — And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the thre
  • Rom 13:8 — Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.