KJV ORIGINAL
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,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he spoke with them, saying, 'If you are willing to let me bury my dead wife so she's no longer before my eyes, then listen to me and ask Ephron, Zohar's son, on my behalf,'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Abraham is asking the local people to help him negotiate with a landowner so he can purchase a proper burial place for his beloved wife Sarah.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after Sarah's death at age 127, when Abraham needed to buy land from the Hittites to bury her since he was a foreigner without property rights. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, proper burial was extremely important, and negotiations for land purchases involved formal protocols with community witnesses.
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