Genesis 23:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ “No, my master, listen to me! I shall give you the field and the cave that is in it. I shall give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I shall give it to you. Bury your dead!”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it I give you. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the children of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Common English Bible

¹¹ “No, sir. Listen, I will give you the field, and I will give you the cave in it. In front of my people’s witnesses, I will give it to you. Bury your dead!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ "Let it never be so, my lord, but you should pay greater heed to what I say. The field I will transfer to you, and the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people, bury your dead."

Genesis 23:11 Cross References

Genesis 23:12

And Aḇ

Genesis 23:18

to Aḇ

Genesis 23:6

“Hear us, my master: You are a prince of Elohim among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us withholds from you his burial site, from burying your dead.”

Isaiah 32:8

But the generous one devises what is generous, and by generous deeds he rises up.

Numbers 35:30

‘Whoever kills someone has to be put to death as a murderer by the mouth of witnesses, but only one witness does not bear witness against someone to die.

Luke 19:24

“Then he said to those who stood by, ‘Take the mina from him, and give it to him who possesses ten minas.’

Deuteronomy 17:6

“At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall he that is to die be put to death. He is not put to death by the mouth of one witness.

Deuteronomy 19:15

“One witness does not rise up against a man concerning any crookedness or any sin that he commits. At the mouth of two witnesses or at the mouth of three witnesses a matter is established.

Ruth 4:1

And Boʽ

Ruth 4:11

And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “Witnesses! יהוה  make the woman who is coming to your house as Raḥ

Ruth 4:4

“And I thought that I should disclose it to you, saying, ‘Buy it back in the presence of the inhabitants and the elders of my people. If you do redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not redeem it, inform me, so that I know. For there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.’ ” And he said, “I redeem it.”

Ruth 4:9

And Boʽ