Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 23:8 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696And he communedperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
2אִתָּ֖םH854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
3לֵאמֹ֑רH559with them sayingto say (used with great latitude)
4אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
5יֵ֣שׁH3426If it bethere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
6אֶֽתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7נַפְשְׁכֶ֗םH5315your mindproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
8לִקְבֹּ֤רH6912that I should buryto inter
9אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
10מֵתִי֙H4191my deadto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
11מִלְּפָנַ֔יH6440out of my sightthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
12שְׁמָע֕וּנִיH8085hearto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
13וּפִגְעוּH6293me and intreatto impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
14לִ֖יH0
15בְּעֶפְר֥וֹןH6085for me to Ephronephron, the name of a canaanite and of two places in palestine
16בֶּןH1121the sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
17צֹֽחַר׃H6714of Zohartsochar, the name of a hittite and of an israelite

Verse Context

Genesis 23:7stood up And Abraham and bowed himself to the people of the land even to the children...
Genesis 23:8 (current)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
Genesis 23:9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah ...

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