New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:7-12

7So Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812to the peopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the sonsלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121of Hethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

8And he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it is yourwishנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315for meto buryלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912my deadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191out of my sightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440,hearשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, and approachוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293Ephronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714for me,

9that he may giveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414me the caveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he owns, whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of his fieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704;for the fullמָלֵ֜אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֨סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701let him giveיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414it to me inyour presenceבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432fora burialקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272.”

10Now Ephronוְעֶפְר֥וֹןve.'ef.RonH6085was sittingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845;and Ephronעֶפְר֨וֹןef.RonH6085the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֔תChetH2845; evenof allלְכֹ֛לle.KholH3605who wentבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935in at the gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of his cityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808,my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,hearשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085me;I giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and I giveנְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414you the caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in it. In the presenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of my peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971I giveנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to you; buryקְבֹ֥רke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.”

12And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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