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Genesis 23:7-12

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.

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