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Genesis 23:7-9

7Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812before the peopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the Hittitesלִבְנֵי־ חֵֽת׃liv.nei- ChetH1121 H2845.

8“Ifאִתָּ֖ם אִם־ יֵ֣שׁ'i.Tam 'im- yeshH518 H3426 H854you are willingנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315for me to buryלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912אֶת־'et-H853my deadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191,”he saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to themלֵאמֹ֑ר אֶֽת־ מִלְּפָנַ֔יle.Mor 'et- mi.le.fa.NaiH854 H559 H6440, “listen to meשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,and approachוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293Ephronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714on my behalf

9to sellוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meאֶת־'et-H853the caveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375that belongsאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834to him;itאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of his fieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704.Let him sell itיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414to mein your presenceבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432for fullמָלֵ֜אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֨סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,so that I may have a burialקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272.”

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