Study it in the app“and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you would hear me! I give the silver for the field; take it from me, and let me bury my dead there.””
and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Ephronאֶל עֶפְרוֹןin the hearingבְּאָזְנֵיof the peopleעַםof the land,הָאָרֶץsaying,לֵאמֹר“If onlyאַךְ אִם לוּyouאַתָּהwould hear me!שְׁמָעֵנִיI giveנָתַתִּיthe silverכֶּסֶףfor the field;הַשָּׂדֶהtake itקַחfrom me,מִמֶּנִּיand let me buryוְאֶקְבְּרָהmy deadאֶת מֵתִיthere.”שָׁמָּה
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsEphron
Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.
Where else “efron” appearshearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsif only
A word that voices a strong wish that something were otherwise: «if only…».
Where else “lu” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shemae” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appearsaccept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “kach” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “ekbra” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “meti” appears12Abraham bowed down before the people of the land,
13 · This verse (above)
14Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when Sarah died, and how did he obtain a place to bury her (vv. 2-16)?
2. What it means
What does the conversation at the city gate show about how Abraham treats the sons of Heth and Ephron (vv. 7-16)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone who is grieving this week?
