Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 23:1-6

1Nowוַיִּהְיוּ֙vai.yih.YuH1961Sarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283lived to beחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416127מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשֶׁ֣בַעme.'Ah ve.'es.Rim ve.She.va'H3967 H6242 H7651 H8141yearsH8141oldחַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה׃chai.Yei sa.RahH8141 H8283 H2416.

2Sheשָׂרָ֗הsa.RahH8283diedוַתָּ֣מָתva.Ta.motH4191in Kiriath-arbaH7153(that isהִ֥ואhi'H1931,Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275)in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85went outוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to mournלִסְפֹּ֥דlis.PodH5594and to weepוְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.TahH1058forלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283her.

3Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85got upוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921besideפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440his dead wifeמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Hittitesבְּנֵי־ חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר׃be.nei- chet le.MorH1121 H2845 H559,

4“Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595ama foreignerגֵּר־ger-H1616and an outsiderוְתוֹשָׁ֥בve.to.ShavH8453among youעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973.Giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414mea burialקֶ֙בֶר֙ke.verH6913siteאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272among youעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973so that I can buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my deadמֵתִ֖י מִלְּפָנָֽי׃me.Ti mi.le.fa.NaiH4191 H6440.”

5The Hittitesבְנֵי־ חֵ֛תve.nei- chetH1121 H2845אֶת־'et-H853repliedוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר'av.ra.Ham le.MorH85 H559,

6“Listen to usשְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nuH8085,sirאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113.Youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859are God’sאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430chosen oneנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387among usבְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432.Buryקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912אֶת־'et-H853your deadמֵתֶ֑ךָ אִ֣ישׁme.Te.kha 'ishH4191 H376in the finestבְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.CharH4005of our tombsקְבָרֵ֔ינוּke.va.Rei.nuH6913.Noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480אֶת־'et-H853will withholdיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607מִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480his tombקִבְר֛וֹkiv.RoH6913for buryingמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.”

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