Gen 23:4 | NETfull | STEP | “I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead.”

Genesis 23:4

4 “I am a temporary settler ^{▼▼ Heb “a resident alien and a settler.”} among you. Grant ^{▼▼ Heb “give,” which is used here as an idiom for “sell” (see v. 9). The idiom reflects the polite bartering that was done in the culture at the time.} me ownership ^{▼▼ Or “possession.”} of a burial site among you so that I may ^{▼▼ Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction expresses purpose.} bury my dead.” ^{▼▼ Heb “bury my dead out of my sight.” The last phrase “out of my sight” has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.}