SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:13
Y respondió a Efrón en oídos del pueblo de la tierra, diciendo: Antes, si te place , te ruego que me oigas; yo daré el precio de la heredad, tómalo de mí, y sepultaré en ella mi muerta.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 23:13
Verse 13. If thou wilt give it] Instead of, if thou wilt give it, we should read, But if thou wilt sell it, I will give thee money for the field; psk keseph, silver, not coined money, for it is not probable that any such was then in use.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-13 - The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God tha there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter Blessed be his name, that even death cannot part believers from unio with Christ. Those whom we most love, yea, even our own bodies, whic we so care for, must soon become loathsome lumps of clays, and be buried out of sight. How loose then should we be to all earthl attachments and adornments! Let us seek rather that our souls be adorned with heavenly graces. Abraham rendered honour and respect to the princes of Heth, although of the ungodly Canaanites. The religio of the Bible enjoins to pay due respect to all in authority, withou flattering their persons, or countenancing their crimes if they ar unworthy characters. And the noble generosity of these Canaanite shames and condemns the closeness, selfishness, and ill-humour of man that call themselves Israelites. It was not in pride that Abraha refused the gift, because he scorned to be beholden to Ephron; but in justice and in prudence. Abraham was able to pay for the field, an therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's generosity. Honesty, a well as honour, forbids us to take advantage of our neighbour' liberality, and to impose, upon those who give freely.
Original Hebrew
וידבר 1696 אל 413 עפרון 6085 באזני 241 עם 5971 הארץ 776 לאמר 559 אך 389 אם 518 אתה 859 לו 3863 שׁמעני 8085 נתתי 5414 כסף 3701 השׂדה 7704 קח 3947 ממני 4480 ואקברה 6912 את 853 מתי 4191 שׁמה׃ 8033
