Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 23

1AndSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283was anhundredמֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛הme.'Ah sha.NahH3967 H8141andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַעsha.Nah ve.She.va'H7651 H8141yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416: these were theyearsשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8141of thelifeחַיֵּ֥יchai.YeiH2416ofSarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

2AndSarahשָׂרָ֗הsa.RahH8283diedוַתָּ֣מָתva.Ta.motH4191inKirjatharbaH7153; the same isHebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667: andAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935tomournלִסְפֹּ֥דlis.PodH5594forSarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283, and toweepוְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.TahH1058for her.

3AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85stoodupוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965frombeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440hisdeadמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֖תchetH2845,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4I am astrangerגֵּר־ger-H1616and asojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֥בve.to.ShavH8453with you:giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414me apossessionאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272of aburyingplaceקֶ֙בֶר֙ke.verH6913with you, that I mayburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191out of mysightמִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.NaiH6440.

5And thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֛תchetH2845answeredוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559to him,

6Hearusשְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nuH8085, mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113: thou art amightyאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430princeנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387amongusבְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432: in thechoiceבְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.CharH4005of oursepulchresקְבָרֵ֔ינוּke.va.Rei.nuH6913buryקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191;noneאִ֣ישׁ לֹֽא־'ish lo'-H3808 H376of us shallwithholdיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607from thee hissepulchreקִבְר֛וֹkiv.RoH6913, but that thou mayestburyמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

7AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85stoodupוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to thepeopleלְעַם־le.'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, to thechildrenלִבְנֵי־liv.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ChetH2845.

8And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, If itisיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426yourmindנַפְשְׁכֶ֗םnaf.she.KhemH5315that I shouldburyלִקְבֹּ֤רlik.BorH6912mydeadמֵתִי֙me.TiH4191out of mysightמִלְּפָנַ֔יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440;hearשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, andentreatוּפִגְעוּ־u.fig.'u-H6293for me toEphronבְּעֶפְר֥וֹןbe.'ef.RonH6085thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZoharצֹֽחַר׃Tzo.charH6714,

9That he maygiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414me thecaveמְעָרַ֤תme.'a.RatH4631ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ha.makh.pe.LahH4375, which he hath, which is in theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of hisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704; for asmuchH4392moneyבְּכֶ֨סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701as it isworthH4392he shall giveitיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהyi.te.Ne.nahH5414me for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of aburyingplaceקָֽבֶר׃Ka.verH6913amongyouבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םbe.tokh.KhemH8432.

10AndEphronוְעֶפְר֥וֹןve.'ef.RonH6085dweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845: andEphronעֶפְר֨וֹןef.RonH6085theHittiteהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850answeredוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85in thepresenceבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֔תChetH2845, of all thatenteredבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935thegatesשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of hiscityעִיר֖וֹi.RoH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Nayלֹֽא־lo'-H3808, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113, hearmeשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085: thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704giveIנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to thee, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in it I giveitנְתַתִּ֑יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414to thee; in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֧יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of mypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971Igiveנְתַתִּ֥יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thee:buryקְבֹ֥רke.VorH6912thydeadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.

12AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

13And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toEphronעֶפְר֜וֹןef.RonH6085in thepresenceבְּאָזְנֵ֤יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, But if thou wilt give it, I praytheeל֖וּluH3863,hearשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085me: I willgiveנָתַ֜תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theemoneyכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701for thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;takeקַ֣חkachH3947it of me, and I willburyוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912mydeadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191there.

14AndEphronעֶפְר֛וֹןef.RonH6085answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559to him,

15Mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113,hearkenשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיshe.ma.'E.niH8085to me: thelandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776is worthfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאֹ֧תme.'OtH3967shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־she.kel-H8255ofsilverכֶּ֛סֶףKe.sefH3701; what is thatbetweenH996me and thee?buryקְבֹֽר׃ke.VorH6912therefore thydeadמֵתְךָ֖me.te.KhaH4191.

16AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamH85hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085toEphronעֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnH6085; andAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.KolH8254toEphronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.RonH6085thesilverהַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, which he hadnamedדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in thepresenceבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845,fourאַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'otH3967shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,currentעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674money with themerchantלַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.CherH5503.

17And thefieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704ofEphronעֶפְר֗וֹןef.RonH6085, which was inMachpelahבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הba.makh.pe.LahH4375, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֑אmam.Re'H4471, thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631which was in it, and all thetreesהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086that were in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, that were in all thesurroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439bordersגְּבֻל֖וֹge.vu.LoH1366, were madesureוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965

18ToAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֥םle.'av.ra.HamH85for apossessionלְמִקְנָ֖הle.mik.NahH4736in thepresenceלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thechildrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofHethחֵ֑תChetH2845, before all thatenteredבָּאֵ֥יba.'EiH935thegateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179of hiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

19Andafterוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵן֩khenH3651,Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85buriedקָבַ֨רka.VarH6912Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802in thecaveמְעָרַ֞תme.'a.RatH4631of thefieldשְׂדֵ֧הse.DehH7704ofMachpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛הha.makh.pe.LahH4375beforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Mamreמַמְרֵ֖אmam.Re'H4471: the same isHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

20And thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, and thecaveוְהַמְּעָרָ֧הve.ha.me.'a.RahH4631that is in it, were madesureוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965toAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖םle.'av.ra.HamH85for apossessionלַאֲחֻזַּת־la.'a.chu.zat-H272of aburyingplaceקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913by thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofHethחֵֽת׃ סChetH2845.

Commentaries on Genesis 23

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