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EphronעֶפְרוֹןansweredוַיַּעַןAbraham,אֶת אַבְרָהָםsayingלֵאמֹרto him,לוֹ
Genesis 23:14
Study it in the app“Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 23:14, word by word
- Ephronעֶפְרוֹןefron
Ephron
Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.
Where else “efron” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears
The context
13and 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.”
14 · This verse (above)
15“My lord, hear me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, between me and you, what is that? So bury your dead.”
To study Genesis 23 in a group
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?