Revised Version 1895

Genesis 23

1And thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283was anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andsevenוְשֶׁ֣בַעve.She.va'H7651andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsH8141: these were theyearsH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416ofSarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

2AndSarahשָׂרָ֗הsa.RahH8283diedוַתָּ֣מָתva.Ta.motH4191inKiriath-arbaH7153(thesameהִ֥ואhi'H1931isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275), in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85cameH935tomournלִסְפֹּ֥דlis.PodH5594forSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283, and toweepוְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.TahH1058forherH935.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965upH6965frombeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440hisdeadמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191, and spake unto thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֖תchetH2845,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4I am astrangerגֵּר־ger-H1616and asojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֥בve.to.ShavH8453withyouH5414:giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414meH5414apossessionאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplace withyouH5414, that I mayburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191outH6440of mysightH6440.

5And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֛תchetH2845answeredH559Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559unto him,

6Hearשְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nuH8085usH4480, mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113: thou art amightyאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430princeנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387amongusH4480: in thechoiceבְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.CharH4005of our sepulchresburyקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191;noneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ofusH4480shallwithholdיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayestburyמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85roseH6965upH6965, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812to thepeopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,evenH776to thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

8And he communed with them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518it be yourmindH6440that I shouldburyלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912mydeadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191outH6440of mysightH6440,hearשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meH5315, andentreatוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293formeH5315toEphronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714,

9that he maygiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414meH5414thecaveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichH834he hath,whichH834is in theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of hisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704; for thefullמָלֵ֜אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֨סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701letH5414himgiveיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414it tomeH5414in themidstבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432ofyouH834for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplace.

10NowH935Ephronוְעֶפְר֥וֹןve.'ef.RonH6085wassittingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845: andEphronעֶפְר֨וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850answeredH559Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85in the audience of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֔תChetH2845,evenאֶת־'et-H853ofallלְכֹ֛לle.KholH3605thatwentH935in at thegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Nay, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,hearשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085meH5414: thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414I thee, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is therein, Igiveנְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it thee; in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of mypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971giveנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414I it thee:buryקְבֹ֥רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

12AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85bowedH7812himselfH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13And he spake untoEphronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085in the audience of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Butifאִם־'im-H518thou wilt, I pray thee,hearשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085meH413: I willgiveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thepriceכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;takeקַ֣חkachH3947it ofmeH413, and I willburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191there.

14AndEphronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085answeredH559Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559unto him,

15Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, hearken untomeH4191: apieceH776oflandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776worthH776fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֹ֧תme.'OtH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255ofsilverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701,whatמַה־mah-H4100is that betwixtmeH4191and thee?buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912therefore thydeadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.

16AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85hearkened untoEphronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254toEphronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085thesilverH3701,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadnamedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the audience of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'otH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverH3701, currentmoneyH3701with themerchantלַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.CherH5503.

17SoH834thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085,whichH834was inMachpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375,whichH834wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471, thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631whichH834was therein, andallH3605thetreesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086that were in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, that were inallH3605theborderגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366thereofroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439aboutH5439, weremadeH3605sure

18untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85for apossessionלְמִקְנָ֖הle.mik.NahH4736in thepresenceH5869of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,beforeH5869allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thatwentבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935in at thegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of hiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

19Andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310this,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקָבַ֨רka.VarH6912Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802in thecaveמְעָרַ֞תme.'a.RatH4631of thefieldשְׂדֵ֧הse.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471(thesameהִ֣ואhi'H1931isHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275), in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

20And thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֧הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is therein, weremadeאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sure untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of a buryingplace by thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ סChetH2845.

Commentaries on Genesis 23

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