Genesis 23 Updates
Genesis 23:1
KJV: 1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old : these were the years of the life of Sarah.
KJVu: 1 Sarah lived 127 years ; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
Genesis 23:2
KJV: 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba ; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
KJVu: 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba , which is Hebron in the land of Canaan , and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 23:3
KJV: 3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
KJVu: 3 Abraham stood up from before his dead wife, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
Genesis 23:4
KJV: 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you : give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
KJVu: 4 "I am a stranger and a foreigner among you . Give me property for a burying place among you, that I may bury my dead wife out of my sight. "
Notes:
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__ "Give" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5414 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "with בְּ, give for (ב) money = sell." This is the same word used in Genesis 23:9 below which was updated to "Sell." Since there is no mention of money here, I left it as "Give" although Abraham’s intentions was probably to buy for a price all along.
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"Sojourner" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8453 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "manner -|- Or toshab (1 Kings 17:1) {to-shawb'}; from yashab; a dweller (but not outlandish (nokriy)); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of yashab) and a temporary inmate (ger) or mere lodger (luwn)) resident alien — foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.."
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"With" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5973 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "accompanying, against, and, as long as, before, beside, by reason of, for all, -|- From amam; adverb or preposition, with (i.e. In conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) — accompanying, against, and, as (X long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al)."
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"Possession" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H272 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "possession, P & late; of landed property."
Genesis 23:5
KJV: 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
KJVu: 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:6
KJV: 6 Hear us, my lord : thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
KJVu: 6 "Hear us, my lord . You are a mighty prince among us . In the best of our graves bury your dead wife. None of us shall withhold from you his grave, but that you may bury your dead. "
Notes:
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"Choice" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4005 with a Strong’s definition of "choicest, best."
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"Sepulchre" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6913 with a Strong’s definition of "a grave, sepulcher."
Genesis 23:7
KJV: 7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
KJVu: 7 Then Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Genesis 23:8
KJV: 8 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,
KJVu: 8 And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your desire that I should bury my dead wife out of my sight , hear me, and intercede for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
Notes:
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"Mind" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5135 with a trong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "any, thyself, them your-selves, slay, soul, tablet, they, thing, -|- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) — any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it."
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"Intreat" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6293 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "come between, cause to entreat, fall upon, make intercession, intercessor, entreat -|- A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity — come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run."
Genesis 23:9
KJV: 9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field ; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
KJVu: 9 that he may sell to me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is at the end of his field . For its full price, he shall sell it to me as property for a burying place among you. "
Notes: "Give" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5414 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "with בְּ, give for (ב) money = sell."
Genesis 23:10
KJV: 10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth : and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
KJVu: 10 Now Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth . And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the children of Heth, and of all that went in the gate of his city, saying,
Notes: "Audience" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H241 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "nearly = in presence of; incline the ear." See also Genesis 23:18 where "presence" was used by KJV in the same context.
Genesis 23:11
KJV: 11 Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
KJVu: 11 "No, my lord, hear me , the field I give to you, and the cave that is in it, I give it to you. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it you to you. Bury your dead wife."
Genesis 23:12
KJV: 12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
KJVu: 12 And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
Genesis 23:13
KJV: 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me : I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
KJVu: 13 And he spoke to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will give it, please hear me . I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead wife there. "
Genesis 23:14
KJV: 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
KJVu: 14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:15
KJV: 15 My lord, hearken unto me : the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
KJVu: 15 "My lord, listen to me . The land is worth 400 shekels of silver . What is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead wife."
Notes: "Betwixt" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H996 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "among, asunder, at, between twixt -|-(sometimes in the plural masculine or feminine); properly, the constructive form of an otherwise unused noun from biyn; a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either…or — among, asunder, at, between (-twixt…and), + from (the widest), X in, out of, whether (it be…or), within."
Genesis 23:16
KJV: 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
KJVu: 16 Abraham listened to Ephron , and Abraham weighed the silver to Ephron, which he had named in the presence of the sons of Heth, 400 shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis 23:17
KJV: 17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
KJVu: 17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about the field, were made sure
Genesis 23:18
KJV: 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
KJVu: 18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
Genesis 23:19
KJV: 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
KJVu: 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave in the field of Machpelah before Mamre , which is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 23:20
KJV: 20 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
KJVu: 20 And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham as property for a burying place by the sons of Heth.