Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land.
Genesis 23:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He said to them, ‘If you are willing for me to bury my dead, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to them, If you are willing to grant my dead a burial out of my sight, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar for me, American Standard Version (1901) And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, Common English Bible and spoke with them: “If you yourselves allow me to bury my dead near me, listen to me and ask Ephron, Zohar’s son, Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to them: "If it pleases your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede on my behalf with Ephron, the son of Zohar, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor. |
Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land.
to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property.’
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hethite.
He replied, ‘Please speak to King Solomon since he won’t turn you down. Let him give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.’
For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.