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Genesis 23:16-18

16And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto Ephronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254to Ephronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085the silverהַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,which he had namedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the audienceבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'otH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,currentעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674moneywith the merchantלַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.CherH5503.

17And the fieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Ephronעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085, which wasin Machpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471,the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and the caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631which wastherein, and all the treesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086that werein the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, that werein all the bordersגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439,were made sureוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965

18Unto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85for a possessionלְמִקְנָ֖הle.mik.NahH4736in the presenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֑תChetH2845,before all that went inבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935at the gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of his cityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

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