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Genesis 23

1Andthelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283wasH1961ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andsevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsH8141: thesewereH1961theyearsH8141ofthelifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416ofSarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

2AndSarahשָׂרָ֗הsa.RahH8283diedH4191inKiriath-arbaH7153(thesameisHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275),inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667:andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85cameH935tomournלִסְפֹּ֥דlis.PodH5594forSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283,andtoweepוְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.TahH1058forher.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965upfrombeforehisdeadמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191,andspake untothechildrenofHethחֵ֖תchetH2845,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Iamastrangerandasojournerwithyou:giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414meapossessionאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272ofaburying-placewithyou,thatImayburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191outofmysight.

5AndthechildrenofHethחֵ֛תchetH2845answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559untohim,

6HearH8085us,mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113; thou artaprinceנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430amongus:inthechoiceofoursepulchresburyקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191;noneofusshallwithholdיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607fromtheehissepulchre,butthatthou mayestburyמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965up,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftothepeopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eventothechildrenofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

8Andhecommunedwiththem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfitbeyourmindthatIshouldburyלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912mydeadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191outofmysight,hearH8085me,andentreatוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293formetoEphronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714,

9thathemaygiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414methecaveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichhehath,whichisintheendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097ofhisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704;forthefullמָלֵ֜אma.Le'H4392pricelethimgiveיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414ittomeinthemidstבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432ofyouforapossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272ofaburying-place.

10NowEphronוְעֶפְר֥וֹןve.'ef.RonH6085wassittingH3427inthemidstH8432ofthechildrenofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845:andEphronעֶפְר֨וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteH2850answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85intheaudienceofthechildrenofHethחֵ֔תChetH2845,evenofallthatwentH935inatthegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Nay,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,hearH8085me:thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Ithee,andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631thatistherein,Igiveנְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414itthee;inthepresenceofthechildrenofmypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971giveנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414Iitthee:buryקְבֹ֥רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

12AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85bowedH7812himselfdownוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812beforethepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13Andhespake untoEphronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085intheaudienceofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Butifthou wilt,Ipray thee,hearH8085me:Iwillgiveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thepriceofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;takeקַ֣חkachH3947itofme,andIwillburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191there.

14AndEphronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559untohim,

15Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, hearken untome:apieceoflandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776worthfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255ofsilverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,whatisthatbetwixtmeandthee?buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912thereforethydeadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.

16AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85hearkened untoEphronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085;andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254toEphronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085thesilverH3701whichhehadnamedintheaudienceofthechildrenofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverH3701, currentmoneyH3701withthemerchant.

17Sothefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085,whichwasinMachpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichwasbeforeMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631whichwastherein,andallthetreesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086thatwereinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,thatwereinalltheborderגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366thereofroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439about,weremadesure

18untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85forapossessioninthepresenceofthechildrenofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,beforeallthatwentH935inatthegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofhiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

19Andafterthis,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedH6912Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802inthecaveמְעָרַ֞תme.'a.RatH4631ofthefieldשְׂדֵ֧הse.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375beforeMamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471(thesameisHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275),inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

20Andthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704,andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֧הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631thatistherein,weremadesure untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85forapossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272ofaburying-placebythechildrenofHethחֵֽת׃ סChetH2845.

Commentaries on Genesis 23

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