Genesis 23:6 ““Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead…”

Genesis 23:6

“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Heare vs, my lorde: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein.

Darby Translation

Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for burying thy dead.

Young's Literal Translation

'Hear us, my lord; a prince of God [art] 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.'

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“my lord”

Genesis 24:35 Genesis 18:12 Genesis 24:18 Genesis 31:35 Genesis 32:18 Genesis 42:10

Genesis 24:35 · BSB

“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

Genesis 18:12 · BSB

So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

Genesis 24:18 · BSB

“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

Genesis 31:35 · BSB

Rachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.

Genesis 32:18 · BSB

then you are to say, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift, sent to my lord Esau. And behold, Jacob is behind us.’”

Genesis 42:10 · BSB

“Not so, my lord,” they replied. “Your servants have come to buy food.

“a mighty prince”

Genesis 21:22 Isaiah 45:14 1 John 3:1 1 John 3:2

Genesis 21:22 · BSB

At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.

Isaiah 45:14 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains…

1 John 3:1 · BSB

Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.

1 John 3:2 · BSB

Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.

“prince”

Genesis 14:14 Genesis 13:2

Genesis 14:14 · BSB

And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

Genesis 13:2 · BSB

And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

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