Genesis 23
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Genesis 23:1-6

1וַיִּהְיוּ֙vai.yih.Yuand they wereH9001H1961חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life ofH2416שָׂרָ֔הsa.RahSarahH8283מֵאָ֥הme.'Ahone hundredH3967שָׁנָ֛הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH9002H6242שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141וְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'and sevenH9002H7651שָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimyearsH8141שְׁנֵ֖יshe.Nei[the] years ofH8141חַיֵּ֥יchai.Yei[the] life ofH2416שָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahSarahH8283
2וַתָּ֣מָתva.Ta.motand she diedH9001H4191שָׂרָ֗הsa.RahSarahH8283בְּקִרְיַ֥תbe.kir.Yatat KiriathH9003H7153אַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'ArbaH7153הִ֥ואhi'thatH1931חֶבְר֖וֹןchev.Ron[is] HebronH2275בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH9003H776כְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anCanaanH3667וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he wentH9001H935אַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85לִסְפֹּ֥דlis.Podto mournH9005H5594לְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.Rahfor SarahH9005H8283וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.Tahand to weep for herH9002H9005H1058H9034
3וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komand he aroseH9001H6965אַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom onH9006H5921פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440מֵת֑וֹme.Todead hisH4191H9023וַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.Berand he spokeH9001H1696אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנֵי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121חֵ֖תchetHethH2845לֵאמֹֽר׃le.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559
4גֵּר־ger-[am] a sojournerH1616וְתוֹשָׁ֥בve.to.Shavand a resident alienH9002H8453אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiIH595עִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973H9036תְּנ֨וּte.NugiveH5414לִ֤יlito <the> meH9005H9030אֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-a possession ofH272קֶ֙בֶר֙ke.vera burial siteH6913עִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.Khemwith youH5973H9036וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.Rahso let me buryH9002H6912מֵתִ֖יme.Tidead myH4191H9020מִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.Naifrom to before meH9006H9005H6440H9020
5וַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answeredH9001H6030בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121חֵ֛תchetHethH2845אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85לֵאמֹ֥רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559לֽוֹ׃loto <the> himH9005H9033
6שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nulisten to usH8085H9035אֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiO lord myH113H9020נְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'[are] a prince ofH5387אֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimGodH430אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbe.to.Khe.nuin midst of usH9003H8432H9025בְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.Charin [the] choicest ofH9003H4005קְבָרֵ֔ינוּke.va.Rei.nuburial sites ourH6913H9025קְבֹ֖רke.VorburyH6912אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khadead yourH4191H9021אִ֣ישׁ'ishanyoneH376מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuof usH4480H9035אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853קִבְר֛וֹkiv.Roburial site hisH6913H9023לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808יִכְלֶ֥הyikh.Lehhe will withholdH3607מִמְּךָ֖mi.me.Khafrom youH4480H9031מִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.Vorfrom buryingH9006H6912מֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khadead yourH4191H9021
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