Genesis 23:13
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
In other translations
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696אֶל־'el-toH413עֶפְרוֹןefronEphronH6085בְּאָזְנֵיbe'azeneiin [the] ears ofH241עַם־'am-[the] people ofH5971הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אַךְ'akhneverthelessH389אִם־'im-ifH518אַתָּה'atahyouH859לוּluifH3863שְׁמָעֵנִיshema'enilisten to meH8085נָתַתִּיnatatiI giveH5414כֶּסֶףkesef[the] money ofH3701הַשָּׂדֶהhasadehthe fieldH7704קַחkachtake [it]H3947מִמֶּנִּיmimenifrom meH4480וְאֶקְבְּרָהve'ekberahso let me buryH6912אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֵתִיmetidead myH4191שָׁמָּה׃shamahthere <towards>H8033
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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People: Ephron