Verse 7
Genesis 23:7
Literal Standard Version
7
And Abraham rises and bows himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֧קָם אַבְרָהָ֛ם וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְ/עַם הָ/אָ֖רֶץ לִ/בְנֵי חֵֽת
English Translation
And Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth.
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Chapter 23 Context
1
And the life of Sarah is one hundred and twenty-seven years—years of the life of Sarah;
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and Sarah dies in Kirjath-Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham goes to mourn fo...
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And Abraham rises up from the presence of his dead, and speaks to the sons of Heth, saying,
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“A sojourner and a settler I am with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I...
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And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,
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“Hear us, my lord; a prince of God (Elohim) are you in our midst; in the choice of our burying-place...
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And Abraham rises and bows himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
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and he speaks with them, saying, “If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and...
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and he gives to me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the extremity of his field; for...
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And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answers Abraham in th...
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“No, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to you, and the cave that is in it, to you I have give...
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And Abraham bows himself before the people of the land,
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and speaks to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only—if you would hear me—I hav...
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And Ephron answers Abraham, saying to him,
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“My lord, hear me: the land—four hundred shekels of silver; between me and you, what is it? Bury you...
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And Abraham listens to Ephron, and Abraham weighs to Ephron the silver which he has spoken of in the...
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And established are the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre, the field and...
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to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city...
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And after this Abraham has buried his wife Sarah at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre...
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and established are the field, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying...
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