Genesis 23:4

King James Version (KJV)

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.

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2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

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.

5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

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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Genesis 23:4 in every translation

KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible: “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
ASV American Standard Version: I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: 'A sojourner and a settler I [am] with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'
DBY Darby Translation: I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a sepulchre with you, that I may bury my dead from before me.
WBS Webster Bible: I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.