Genesis 23:11
ContextNETBible | “No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell 1 you both the field and the cave that is in it. 2 In the presence of my people 3 I sell it to you. Bury your dead.” |
XREF | Ge 23:6; Ge 23:18; Nu 35:30; De 17:6; De 19:15; Ru 4:1,4,9,11; 2Sa 24:20-24; 1Ch 21:22-24; Isa 32:8; Jer 32:7-12; Lu 19:24 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “give.” The perfect tense has here a present nuance; this is a formal, legally binding declaration. Abraham asked only for a burial site/cave within the field; Ephron agrees to sell him the entire field. 2 tn The Hebrew text adds “to you I give [i.e., sell] it.” This is redundant in English and has not been translated for stylistic reasons. 3 tn Heb “in the presence of the sons of my people.” |