New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:7-9

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.”

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