New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:13-16

13He spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696to Ephronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you will onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389pleaseל֖וּluH3863listenשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085to me; I will giveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the priceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,acceptקַ֣חkachH3947itfrom me that I may buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my deadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.”

14Then Ephronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559to him,

15“My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,listenשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085to me; a piece of landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776worth fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֹ֧תme.'OtH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255of silverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,whatמַה־mah-H4100is that betweenH996me and you? So buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912your deadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.”

16Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to Ephronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254out for Ephronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085the silverהַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had namedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in thehearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'otH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,commercialלַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.CherH5503standardעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674.

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