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Genesis 23:8

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23:8Then he said to them, “If you agree16 that I may bury my dead,17 then hear me out.18 Ask19 Ephron the son of Zohar

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Footnotes

  1. 16 Heb “If it is with your purpose.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) here has the nuance “purpose” or perhaps “desire” (see 661 נֶפֶשׁ).
  2. 17 Heb “bury my dead out of my sight.” The last phrase “out of my sight” has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 18 Or “hear me.”
  4. 19 Heb “intercede for me with.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He said to them, “If you are willing for me to bury my dead, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

NLTNew Living Translation

and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar,

KJV 1900King James Version

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,