Genesis 23:6

KJV

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.

— Genesis 23:6, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Genesis Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. Sarah dies at age 127 in Hebron, and Abraham negotiates the purchase of the cave of Machpelah from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. Abraham insists on paying full price rather than accepting it as a gift, establishing the …

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Other Translations

ASV

Hear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God 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.

YLT

`Hear us, my lord; a prince of God <FI>art<Fi> thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.'

BBE

My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.

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