KJV King James Version
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
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Genesis 23:9
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
WEB World English Bible
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me among you for a possession of a burying-place.”
ASV American Standard Version
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 23
6 Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
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וְיִתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלִ֗יH9030 · nimeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מְעָרַ֤תH4631 · me.a.rahcaveהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙H4375 · makh.pe.lahMachpelahאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichל֔וֹH9033 · ohimאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבִּקְצֵ֣הH7097 · qa.tsehendשָׂדֵ֑הוּH7704 · sa.daySirionבְּכֶ֨סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyמָלֵ֜אH4392 · ma.lefullיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלִ֛יH9030 · nimeבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םH8432 · ta.vekhmidstלַאֲחֻזַּת־H272 · a.chuz.zahpossessionקָֽבֶר׃H6913 · qe.vergrave
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