Gen 23:8 | NETfull | STEP | Then he said to them, “If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar

Genesis 23:8

8 Then he said to them, “If you agree ^{▼▼ Heb “If it is with your purpose.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) here has the nuance “purpose” or perhaps “desire” (see BDB 661 s.v. נֶפֶשׁ).} that I may 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.} then hear me out. ^{▼▼ Or “hear me.”} Ask ^{▼▼ Heb “intercede for me with.”} Ephron the son of Zohar