| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 23:13:1 ⧉וַיְדַבֵּ֨רvayedabber{And} he spoke Genesis 23:13:2 ⧉אֶל־עֶפְר֜וֹןelefronto Ephron Genesis 23:13:3 ⧉בְּאָזְנֵ֤יbeazneiin the hearing of Genesis 23:13:4 ⧉עַם־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙amhaaretsthe people of the land Genesis 23:13:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רleamorsaying Genesis 23:13:6 ⧉אַ֛ךְakhbut Genesis 23:13:7 ⧉אִם־אַתָּ֥הimataif you Genesis 23:13:8 ⧉ל֖וּluplease Genesis 23:13:9 ⧉שְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshemaenihear me Genesis 23:13:10 ⧉נָתַ֜תִּיnatattiI give Genesis 23:13:11 ⧉כֶּ֤סֶףkesefprice of Genesis 23:13:12 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶה֙hassadethe field Genesis 23:13:13 ⧉קַ֣חkakhtake Genesis 23:13:14 ⧉מִמֶּ֔נִּיmimmenifrom me Genesis 23:13:15 ⧉וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הveekberathat I may bury Genesis 23:13:16 ⧉אֶת־מֵתִ֖יetmetimy dead one Genesis 23:13:17 ⧉שָֽׁמָּה׃shammathere |
| 13. Formal Translation And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “But if you would listen to me: I will give the silver for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.” |
| 13. Dynamic Translation He spoke to Ephron so that everyone could hear and said, “Please listen to me—I will pay the money for the field; take it from me so that I may bury my dead there.” |