unfoldingWord_en_tn/gen/23/06.md

# my master

This phrase is used to show respect to Abraham.

# a prince of God

This is an idiom. This probably means "a powerful man" or "a mighty leader." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# your dead

The nominal adjective "dead" can be stated as a verb or simply as "wife." AT: "your wife who has died" or "your wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# the choicest of our tombs

"the best of our burial places"

# refuse you his tomb

"withhold his burial place from you" or "refuse to give to you his tomb"
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00			`# my master`

5th generation of tNotes formatting 2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00			`This phrase is used to show respect to Abraham.`
4th pass at tNotes reformatting - Genesis only 2017-12-04 17:26:39 +00:00
			`# a prince of God`

			`This is an idiom. This probably means "a powerful man" or "a mighty leader." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# your dead`

			`The nominal adjective "dead" can be stated as a verb or simply as "wife." AT: "your wife who has died" or "your wife" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`

			`# the choicest of our tombs`

			`"the best of our burial places"`

			`# refuse you his tomb`

			`"withhold his burial place from you" or "refuse to give to you his tomb"`