Genesis 23
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Genesis 23:16-20

16AbrahamH85 listenedH8085 to EphronH6085; and AbrahamH85 1weighedH8254 out for EphronH6085 the silverH3701 whichH834 he had namedH1696 in the 2hearingH241 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, fourH702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, 3commercialH5503 standardH5674.

17So 4Ephron’sH6085 fieldH7704, whichH834 was in MachpelahH4375, whichH834 facedH6440 MamreH4471, the fieldH7704 and caveH4631 whichH834 was in it, and allH3605 the treesH6086 whichH834 were in the fieldH7704, that were 5within allH3605 the confinesH5439 of its borderH1366, 6were deededH6965 overH6965 18to AbrahamH85 for a possessionH4736 7in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, before allH3605 who wentH935 in at the gateH8179 of his cityH5892. 19AfterH310 thisH3651, AbrahamH85 buriedH6912 SarahH8283 his wifeH802 in the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 at MachpelahH4375 facingH6440 MamreH4471 (that is, HebronH2275) in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 20So the fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 that is in it, 8were 9deededH6965 overH6965 to AbrahamH85 for 10a burialH6913 siteH272 by the sonsH1121 of HethH2845.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 23:16 2 Sam 14:26; Jer 32:9, 10; Zech 11:12 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 23:16 Lit ears ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 23:16 Lit current according to the merchant ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 23:17 Gen 25:9; 49:29, 30; 50:13 ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 23:17 Lit in all its border around ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 23:17 Or were ratified ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 23:18 Gen 23:10 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 23:20 Or were ratified ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 23:20 Jer 32:10-14 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 23:20 Lit possession of a burial place ↩

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