Verse 19
Genesis 23:19
World English Bible
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After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אַחֲרֵי כֵן֩ קָבַ֨ר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗/וֹ אֶל מְעָרַ֞ת שְׂדֵ֧ה הַ/מַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה עַל פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן
English Translation
And after that, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah in front of Mamre; that is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
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Chapter 23 Context
1
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
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Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sa...
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Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
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“I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you,...
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The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
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“Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God (Elohim) among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tomb...
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Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
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He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and...
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the f...
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Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in...
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“No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence...
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Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
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He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear...
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Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
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“My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and...
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Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience...
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So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which wa...
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to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the g...
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After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that i...
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The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possessio...
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