Verse 11
Genesis 23:11
Bible in Basic English
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No, my lord, I will give you the field with the hollow in the rock; before all the children of my people will I give it to you for a resting-place for your dead.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹֽא אֲדֹנִ֣/י שְׁמָעֵ֔/נִי הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔/ךְ וְ/הַ/מְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר בּ֖/וֹ לְ/ךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑י/הָ לְ/עֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי עַמִּ֛/י נְתַתִּ֥י/הָ לָּ֖/ךְ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
I have given you the field, and the cave that is in it I have given to you for a possession in the presence of the children of my people I have given it to you for a burying place for your dead.
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Chapter 23 Context
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Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.
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And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham we...
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And Abraham came from his dead and said to the children of Heth,
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I am living among you as one from a strange country: give me some land here as my property, so that...
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And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,
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My lord, truly you are a great chief among us; take the best of our resting-places for your dead; no...
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And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.
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And he said to them, If you will let me put my dead to rest here, make a request for me to Ephron, t...
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9
That he will give me the hollow in the rock named Machpelah, which is his property at the end of his...
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10
Now Ephron was seated among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite gave Abraham his answer in...
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11
No, my lord, I will give you the field with the hollow in the rock; before all the children of my pe...
12
And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.
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And Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to m...
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14
So Ephron said to Abraham,
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15
My lord, give ear to me: the value of the land is four hundred shekels; what is that between me and...
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16
And Abraham took note of the price fixed by Ephron in the hearing of the children of Heth, and gave...
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So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the fiel...
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Became the property of Abraham before the eyes of the children of Heth and of all who came into the...
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Then Abraham put Sarah his wife to rest in the hollow rock in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, tha...
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And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Het...
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