| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 23:6:1 ⧉שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּshemaenuhear us Genesis 23:6:2 ⧉אֲדֹנִ֗יadonimy lord Genesis 23:6:3 ⧉נְשִׂ֨יאnesiprince of Genesis 23:6:4 ⧉אֱלֹהִ֤יםelohimGod Genesis 23:6:5 ⧉אַתָּה֙atayou Genesis 23:6:6 ⧉בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbetokhenuamong us Genesis 23:6:7 ⧉בְּמִבְחַ֣רbemivkharin the choicest of Genesis 23:6:8 ⧉קְבָרֵ֔ינוּkevarenuour tombs Genesis 23:6:9 ⧉קְבֹ֖רkevorbury Genesis 23:6:10 ⧉אֶת־מֵתֶ֑ךָetmetekhayour dead Genesis 23:6:11 ⧉אִ֣ישׁisha man Genesis 23:6:12 ⧉מִמֶּ֔נּוּmimmenufrom us Genesis 23:6:13 ⧉אֶת־קִבְר֛וֹetkivrohis tomb Genesis 23:6:14 ⧉לֹֽא־יִכְלֶ֥הloyikhlewill not withhold Genesis 23:6:15 ⧉מִמְּךָ֖mimmekhafrom you Genesis 23:6:16 ⧉מִקְּבֹ֥רmikvorfrom burying Genesis 23:6:17 ⧉מֵתֶֽךָ׃metekhayour dead |
| 6. Formal Translation Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God {Elohim, God of Majesty} among us. In the choicest of our graves, bury your dead. No man among us will withhold his grave from you, from burying your dead. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation Please listen to us, sir. You are a prince of God {Elohim, Almighty Sovereign} among us. Bury your dead in the best of our burial places. None of us will refuse you his grave or keep you from burying your dead. |