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Genesis 23:8
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KJ21
And he communed with them, saying, “If it be in your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
ASV
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
AMP
And Abraham said to them, “If you are willing to grant my dead a [proper] burial, listen to me, and plead with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
AMPC
And he said to them, If you are willing to grant my dead a burial out of my sight, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar for me,
BRG
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,
CSB
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
CSBA
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
CEB
and spoke with them: “If you yourselves allow me to bury my dead near me, listen to me and ask Ephron, Zohar’s son,
CJB
and spoke with them. “If it is your desire to help me bury my dead, then listen to me: ask ‘Efron the son of Tzochar
CEV
and replied, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Zohar's son Ephron
DARBY
and spoke to them, saying, If it be your will that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
DRA
And said to them: If it please your soul that I should bury my dead, hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Seor.
ERV
He said to them, “If you really want to help me bury my dead wife, speak to Ephron the son of Zohar for me.
EASY
He said to them, ‘Since you have agreed to help me, please do this. Speak to Zohar's son, Ephron, for me.
EHV
He said to them, “If you have agreed that I may bury my dead in their final resting place, then listen to me, and speak to Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf,
ESV
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,
ESVUK
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,
EXB
He said to them, “If you truly ·want to help me [are willing for me to] bury my ·dead wife [L dead] here, ·speak to [entreat] Ephron, the son of Zohar for me.
GNV
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
GW
He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, listen to me. Encourage Ephron, son of Zohar,
GNT
and said, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar
HCSB
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
ICB
Abraham said to them, “If you truly want to help me bury my dead wife here, speak to Ephron for me. He is the son of Zohar.
ISV
and addressed them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me and make a request of Zohar’s son Ephron on my behalf.
JUB
And he communed with them, saying, If it is your desire that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and intercede for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,
KJV
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,
AKJV
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,
LSB
And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your desire for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
LEB
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,
TLB
“Since this is your feeling in the matter, be so kind as to ask Ephron, Zohar’s son,
MSG
Then Abraham got up, bowed respectfully to the people of the land, the Hittites, and said, “If you’re serious about helping me give my wife a proper burial, intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar. Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah that he owns, the one at the end of his land. Ask him to sell it to me at its full price for a burial plot, with you as witnesses.”
MEV
He spoke with them, saying, “If it be your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
NOG
He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, listen to me. Encourage Ephron, son of Zohar,
NABRE
and said to them: “If you will allow me room for burial of my dead, listen to me! Intercede for me with Ephron, son of Zohar,
NASB
And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
NASB1995
And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
NCB
and said to them, “If it is your will that I take my deceased and bury her, listen to me and convince Ephron, the son of Zohar,
NCV
He said to them, “If you truly want to help me bury my dead wife here, speak to Ephron, the son of Zohar for me.
NET
Then he said to them, “If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar
NIRV
He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my wife, then listen to me. Speak to Zohar’s son Ephron for me.
NIV
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
NIVUK
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
NKJV
And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
NLV
He said to them, “If you are willing to have me bury my wife, hear me, and ask Zohar’s son Ephron for me.
NLT
and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar
NRSVA
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 son of Zohar,
NRSVACE
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 son of Zohar,
NRSVCE
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 son of Zohar,
NRSVUE
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 son of Zohar,
OJB
And he spoke to them, saying, If it be your nefesh (will) that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron ben Tzochar,
RGT
And he communed with them, saying, “If it be your mind that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron, the son of Zohar
RSV
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,
RSVCE
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,
TLV
and spoke with them saying, “If you are of a mind to let me bury my dead from before my presence, listen to me. Plead with Ephron son of Zophar on my behalf,
VOICE
Abraham (to the Hittites): If you are really willing for me to give my dead wife a proper burial, then would you please ask Ephron (Zohar’s son) for me
WEB
He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
WYC
And he said to them, If it pleaseth your soul that I bury my dead body (If it pleaseth your soul that I bury my dead wife’s body here), hear ye me, and pray ye for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,
YLT
and he speaketh with them, saying, `If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;
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