Genesis 23:13
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
כֶּסֶף
the money of
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כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
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מוּת
dead/ my
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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עַם
the people of
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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נָתַן
I give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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מִן
from/ me
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מִן
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
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לוּא
if
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לוּא
a conditional particle; if; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that!
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עֶפְרוֹן
Ephron
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עֶפְרוֹן
Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine
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שָׁם
there/ towards
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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לָקַח
take it
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לָקַח
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
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