Verse 9
Genesis 23:9
New Living Translation
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to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/יִתֶּן לִ֗/י אֶת מְעָרַ֤ת הַ/מַּכְפֵּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁר ל֔/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּ/קְצֵ֣ה שָׂדֵ֑/הוּ בְּ/כֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥/נָּה לִ֛/י בְּ/תוֹכְ/כֶ֖ם לַ/אֲחֻזַּת קָֽבֶר
English Translation
And give to me the cave of Machpelah, which is at the end of his field, in full price; let him give it to me in your presence for a burial site.
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Chapter 23 Context
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When Sarah was 127 years old,
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she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept f...
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Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders,
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“Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wi...
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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“Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her th...
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Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites
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and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar
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to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the...
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Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking...
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“No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Her...
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Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land,
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and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay...
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Ephron answered Abraham,
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“My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between frie...
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So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested — 400 pieces of silver, wei...
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So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the f...
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It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at t...
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Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also cal...
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So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent buria...
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