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Genesis 23:17-19

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.

19And afterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵן֩khenH3651,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקָבַ֨רka.VarH6912Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802in the caveמְעָרַ֞תme.'a.RatH4631of the fieldשְׂדֵ֧הse.DehH7704of Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471: the same isHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

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