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Genesis 23:3-18

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965upfrombeforehisdeadמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191,andspokeH1696tothesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֖תchetH2845,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Iamastrangerandasojournerwithyou;giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414meapossessionאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272ofasepulchrewithyou,thatImayburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191frombeforeme.

5AndthesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֛תchetH2845answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559tohim,

6HearH8085us,mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113: thou artaprinceנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387ofGodאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430amongus:inthechoicestofoursepulchresburyקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191:noneofusshallwithholdיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607fromtheehissepulchreforburyingמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965up,andbowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812tothepeopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,tothesonsH1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845,

8andspokeH1696tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,IfitbeyourwillthatIshouldburyלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912mydeadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191frombeforeme,hearH8085me,andentreatוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293formeEphronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714,

9thathemaygiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414methecaveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichishis,whichisattheendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097ofhisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704;forthefullמָלֵ֜אma.Le'H4392moneyH3701lethimgiveיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414ittomeamongstyouforapossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272ofasepulchre.

10AndEphronוְעֶפְר֥וֹןve.'ef.RonH6085wasdwellingH3427amongthesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845.AndEphronעֶפְר֨וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteH2850answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֔תChetH2845, [even]ofallthatwentH935inatthegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofhiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11No,mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113:hearH8085me.Thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Ithee;andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631thatisinit,totheeIgiveנְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it;beforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofmypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971giveנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414Iitthee:buryקְבֹ֥רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

12AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85bowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812beforethepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

13andhespokeH1696toEphronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,ButifonlyH389thou wouldstlistenשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085tome,Igiveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414themoneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701forthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704:takeקַ֣חkachH3947[it]ofme,andIwillburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191there.

14AndEphronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085answeredAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559tohim,

15Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, hearkentome.Afieldoffourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255ofsilverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,whatisthatbetweenmeandthee?buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912thereforethydeadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.

16AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85hearkenedtoEphronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085;andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254toEphronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085themoneyהַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thathehadnamedintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845—fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, currentwiththemerchant.

17Sothefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085,whichwasatMachpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichwasbeforeMamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andthecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631thatwasinit,andallthetreesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086thatwereinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,thatwereinallitsbordersגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366roundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439about,

18wereassuredtoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85forapossessionbeforetheeyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthesonsH1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,beforeallwhowentH935inatthegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179ofhiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

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