Genesis 23:6

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Genesis 23:6


← Genesis 23:5 Genesis 23:6 (KJV) Genesis 23:7 →
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Hear usH8085, my lordH113: thou art a mightyH430 princeH5387 among usH8432: in the choiceH4005 of our sepulchresH6913 buryH6912 thy deadH4191; noneH3808 H376 of us shall withholdH3607 from thee his sepulchreH6913, but that thou mayest buryH6912 thy deadH4191.


Original Hebrew

שְׁמָעֵנוּ ׀ אֲדֹנִי נְשִׂיא אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה בְּתֹוכֵנוּ בְּמִבְחַר קְבָרֵינוּ קְבֹר אֶת־מֵתֶךָ אִישׁ מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־קִבְרֹו לֹא־יִכְלֶה מִמְּךָ מִקְּבֹר מֵתֶךָ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
שְׁמָעֵ֣/נוּ
she.ma.'E./nu H8085 HVqv2ms/Sp1cp listen to/ us
אֲדֹנִ֗/י
'a.do.N/i H113 HNcmsc/Sp1cs O lord/ my
נְשִׂ֨יא
ne.Si' H5387 HNcmsc (are) a prince of
אֱלֹהִ֤ים
'E.lo.Him H430 HNcmpa God
אַתָּה֙
'a.Tah H859 HPp2ms you
בְּ/תוֹכֵ֔/נוּ
be./to.Khe./nu H8432 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp in/ midst of/ us
בְּ/מִבְחַ֣ר
be./miv.Char H4005 HR/Ncmsc in/ (the) choicest of
קְבָרֵ֔י/נוּ
ke.va.Rei./nu H6913 HNcmpc/Sp1cp burial sites/ our
קְבֹ֖ר
ke.Vor H6912 HVqv2ms bury
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
מֵתֶ֑/ךָ
me.Te./kha H4191 HVqrmsc/Sp2ms dead/ your
אִ֣ישׁ
'ish H376 HNcmsa anyone
מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ
mi.Me./nu H4480 HR/Sp1cp of/ us
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
קִבְר֛/וֹ
kiv.R/o H6913 HNcmsc/Sp3ms burial site/ his
לֹֽא
lo'- H3808 HTn not
יִכְלֶ֥ה
yikh.Leh H3607 HVqi3ms he will withhold
מִמְּ/ךָ֖
mi.me./Kha H4480 HR/Sp2ms from/ you
מִ/קְּבֹ֥ר
mi./ke.Vor H6912 HR/Vqc from/ burying
מֵתֶֽ/ךָ
me.Te./kha H4191 HVqrmsc/Sp2ms dead/ your
Strong's References
  • H113 — אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn, aw-done'): or (shortened) אָדֹן (ʼâdôn); from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine); lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
  • H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
  • H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ (ʼĕlôwahh) H433; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  • H3607 — כָּלָא (kâlâʼ, kaw-law'): a primitive root; to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit); finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.
  • H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
  • H4005 — מִבְחָר (mibchâr, mib-khawr'): from בָּחַר (bâchar) H977; select, i.e. best; choice(-st), chosen.
  • H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
  • H5387 — נָשִׂיא (nâsîyʼ, naw-see'): or נָשִׂא (nâsiʼ); from נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ) H5375; properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist; captain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.
  • H6912 — קָבַר (qâbar, kaw-bar'): a primitive root; to inter; [idiom] in any wise, bury(-ier).
  • H6913 — קֶבֶר (qeber, keh'-ber): or (feminine) קִבְרָה (qibrâh); from קָבַר (qâbar) H6912; a sepulchre; burying place, grave, sepulchre.
  • H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
  • H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H859 — אַתָּה (ʼattâh, at-taw'): or (shortened); אַתָּ (ʼattâ); or אַת (ʼath); feminine (irregular) sometimes אַתִּי (ʼattîy); plural masculine אַתֶּם (ʼattem); feminine אַתֶּן (ʼatten); or אַתֵּנָה (ʼattênâh); or אַתֵּנָּה (ʼattênnâh); a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you; thee, thou, ye, you.
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
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