Genesis 23:8
“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,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he communed with them,.... Entered into a discourse and conversation with them upon the above subject:
saying, if…
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
Entreat for me to Ephron - Abraham had already seen the cave and field, and finding to whom they belonged, and that they…
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
communed with Heb. "spake with." The word "communed" is unnecessarily formal as a translation, cf. Gen 18:33.
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