New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:16-20

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.

17SoEphron’sעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704,whichH834was in Machpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichH834facedלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631whichH834was in it, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the treesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086whichH834were in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, that werewithin allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the confinesסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439of its borderגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366,were deededH6965overH6965

18to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85for a possessionלְמִקְנָ֖הle.mik.NahH4736in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845,before allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605who wentבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935in at the gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of his cityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

19Afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵן֩khenH3651,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקָבַ֨רka.VarH6912Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802in the caveמְעָרַ֞תme.'a.RatH4631of the fieldשְׂדֵ֧הse.DehH7704at Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375facingפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471(that is, Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275)in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

20So the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704and the caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֧הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in it, weredeededH6965overH6965to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85fora burialקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272by the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hethחֵֽת׃ סChetH2845.

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