Study it in the app““Hear us, my lord: you are a chief of Elohim among us. In the choicest of our graves bury your dead. No one of us will withhold his grave from you for burying your dead.””
“Hear us,שְׁמָעֵנוּmy lord:אֲדֹנִיyouאַתָּהare a chiefנְשִׂיאof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםamong us.בְּתוֹכֵנוּIn the choicestבְּמִבְחַרof our gravesקְבָרֵינוּburyקְבֹרyour dead.אֶת מֵתֶךָNo oneאִישׁ לֹאof usמִמֶּנּוּwill withholdיִכְלֶהhis graveאֶת קִבְרוֹfrom youמִמְּךָfor buryingמִקְּבֹרyour dead.”מֵתֶךָ
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemae” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appearschief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesi” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toche” appearschoicest, best
The best, the choicest.
Where else “mivchar” appearstomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kevare” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “kevor” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “mete” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearshold back, restrain
Hold back, restrain, withhold; keep someone from doing something, prevent.
Where else “yichle” appears“Chief of Elohim” is a title of respect from the Hittites toward Abraham: a powerful chief, or a chief whom God backs.
5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
6 · This verse (above)
7Abraham rose and bowed down to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth.
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?
