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Genesis 23:13-16

13and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Ephronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085in their presenceבְּאָזְנֵ֤י עַם־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְbe.'a.ze.Nei 'am- ha.'A.retz le.Mor 'akhH241 H5971 H776 H559 H389, “Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859will pleaseל֖וּluH3863listen to meשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085,I will pay youנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Acceptקַ֣חkachH3947it from meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,so that I may buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912אֶת־'et-H853my deadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

14Ephronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85לֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559,

15“Listen to meשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113.The landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776is worthfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֹ֧תme.'OtH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255of silverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,but whatמַה־mah-H4100is thatהִ֑ואhi'H1931וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853between you and meH996?Buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912your deadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.”

16Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85agreedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toאֶל־'el-H413Ephron’s termsעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085andאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighed outוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254for himלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085אֶת־'et-H853the priceהַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had namedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the Hittitesבְנֵי־ חֵ֑תve.nei- ChetH1121 H2845:fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'otH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,according to the standardעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674of the merchantsלַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.CherH5503.

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