8{
"verseID": "Genesis.23.8",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם לִקְבֹּ֤ר אֶת־מֵתִי֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י שְׁמָע֕וּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִ֖י בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן בֶּן־צֹֽחַר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəḏabbēr* with them *lēʾmōr* if-*ʾim*-*yēš* *ʾeṯ*-your *napšəḵem* to *liqbōr* *ʾeṯ*-my *mēṯî* from before me, *šəmāʿûnî* and *ûpiḡʿû*-for me in *ʿEp̄rôn* son of-*ben*-*Ṣōḥar*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yēš*": "existence particle - there is",
"*ʾeṯ*": "preposition - with",
"*napšəḵem*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your soul/desire",
"*liqbōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to bury",
"*mēṯî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my dead",
"*šəmāʿûnî*": "qal imperative masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - hear me",
"*ûpiḡʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and entreat/intercede",
"*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Ṣōḥar*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Zohar"
},
"variants": {
"*yēš ʾeṯ-napšəḵem*": "it is with your soul/you are willing",
"*piḡʿû*": "entreat/intercede/approach on behalf"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Genesis.23.9",
"source": "וְיִתֶּן־לִ֗י אֶת־מְעָרַ֤ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֣ה שָׂדֵ֑הוּ בְּכֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה לִ֛י בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָֽבֶר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yitten*-to me *ʾeṯ*-*məʿāraṯ* *hammakpēlāh* which-*ʾăšer*-to him which-*ʾăšer* in *biqṣēh* his *śāḏēhû*, for *bəḵesep̄* *mālēʾ* *yittənennāh* to me in midst of you for *laʾăḥuzzaṯ*-*qāḇer*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yitten*": "conjunction + qal imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - and let him give",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*məʿāraṯ*": "feminine singular construct - cave of",
"*hammakpēlāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the Machpelah/the double",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*biqṣēh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in edge of",
"*śāḏēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his field",
"*bəḵesep̄*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for silver/money",
"*mālēʾ*": "masculine singular adjective - full",
"*yittənennāh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall give it",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - for possession of",
"*qāḇer*": "masculine singular noun - burial/grave"
},
"variants": {
"*hammakpēlāh*": "the Machpelah/the double (cave)",
"*mālēʾ*": "full/complete (price)",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ-qāḇer*": "for possession of burial/burial property"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Genesis.23.10",
"source": "וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *wə-ʿEp̄rôn* *yōšēḇ* in midst of *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ* and *wə-yaʿan* *ʿEp̄rôn* *haḤittî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾAḇrāhām* in *bəʾāznê* *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ* to all *ləḵōl* *bāʾê* gate of-*šaʿar*-his city *ʿîrô* *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿEp̄rôn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ephron",
"*yōšēḇ*": "qal active participle masculine singular - sitting/dwelling",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Ḥēṯ*": "proper noun - Heth",
"*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*haḤittî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Hittite",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*bəʾāznê*": "preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of",
"*ləḵōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to all of",
"*bāʾê*": "qal active participle masculine plural construct - those entering",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*ʿîrô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*yōšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/residing",
"*bəʾāznê*": "in the ears of/in the hearing of",
"*bāʾê šaʿar-ʿîrô*": "those entering the gate of his city/citizens of his town"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Genesis.23.11",
"source": "לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑יהָ לְעֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי־עַמִּ֛י נְתַתִּ֥יהָ לָּ֖ךְ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "No-*lōʾ* my *ʾăḏōnî* *šəmāʿēnî*, the *haśśāḏeh* *nāṯattî* to you, and the *wəhamməʿārāh* which-*ʾăšer*-in it to you *ləḵā* *nəṯattîhā*; to eyes of *ləʿênê* *ḇənê*-my people *ʿammî* *nəṯattîhā* to you, *qəḇōr* your *mēṯeḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my lord",
"*šəmāʿēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - hear me",
"*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field",
"*nāṯattî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - I have given",
"*wəhamməʿārāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the cave",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*nəṯattîhā*": "qal perfect 1st singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I have given it",
"*ləʿênê*": "preposition + construct dual - to eyes of",
"*ḇənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*qəḇōr*": "qal imperative masculine singular - bury"
},
"variants": {
"*lōʾ-ʾăḏōnî*": "no, my lord/not so, my lord",
"*ləʿênê*": "in the sight of/before the eyes of"
}
}