Genesis 23:6
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Hear us, my lord,.... One of them spake in the name of the rest, who calls Abraham not "our lord", but "my lord";…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 23:1-20
- The Death of Sarah 2. ארבע קרית qı̂ryat-'arba‛, “Qirjath-arba‘, city of Arba.” ארבע 'arba‛, “Arba‘, four.” 8. עפרון…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thou art a mighty prince - נשיא אלהים nesi Elohim, a prince of God - a person whom we know to be Divinely favored, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 23:3-15
Here is, I. The humble request which Abraham made to his neighbours, the Hittites, for a burying-place among them, Gen…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
my lord A title of respect, Adoni(see note on Gen 18:3). LXX Κύριε, Lat. domine.
a mighty prince Heb. a prince of God.…
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