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Genesis 23:7-12

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.

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