Genesis 23
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀listen to usאֲדֹנִ֗יO lord myנְשִׂ֨יאare a prince ofאֱלֹהִ֤יםGodאַתָּה֙youבְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּin midst of usבְּמִבְחַ֣רin the choicest ofקְבָרֵ֔ינוּburial sites ourקְבֹ֖רburyאֶת־obj.מֵתֶ֑ךָdead yourאִ֣ישׁanyoneמִמֶּ֔נּוּof usאֶת־obj.קִבְר֛וֹburial site hisלֹֽא־notיִכְלֶ֥הhe will withholdמִמְּךָ֖from youמִקְּבֹ֥רfrom buryingמֵתֶֽךָ׃dead your
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וְיִתֶּן־so may he giveלִ֗יto the meאֶת־obj.מְעָרַ֤תthe cave ofהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙the Machpelahאֲשֶׁר־whichל֔וֹbelongs to the himאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבִּקְצֵ֣הis at the end ofשָׂדֵ֑הוּfield hisבְּכֶ֨סֶףfor silverמָלֵ֜אfullיִתְּנֶ֥נָּהlet him give itלִ֛יto the meבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖םin midst of youלַאֲחֻזַּת־to a possession ofקָֽבֶר׃a burial site
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וְעֶפְר֥וֹןand Ephronיֹשֵׁ֖בwas sittingבְּת֣וֹךְin amongבְּנֵי־the people ofחֵ֑תHethוַיַּעַן֩and he answeredעֶפְר֨וֹןEphronהַחִתִּ֤יthe Hethiteאֶת־obj.אַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamבְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears ofבְנֵי־the people ofחֵ֔תHethלְכֹ֛לto allבָּאֵ֥יthose who were enteringשַֽׁעַר־of the gate ofעִיר֖וֹcity hisלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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לֹֽא־noאֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myשְׁמָעֵ֔נִיlisten to meהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldנָתַ֣תִּיI giveלָ֔ךְto the youוְהַמְּעָרָ֥הand the caveאֲשֶׁר־whichבּ֖וֹis in the itלְךָ֣to the youנְתַתִּ֑יהָI give itלְעֵינֵ֧יto the eyes ofבְנֵי־the sons ofעַמִּ֛יpeople myנְתַתִּ֥יהָI give itלָּ֖ךְto the youקְבֹ֥רburyמֵתֶֽךָ׃dead your
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeאֶל־toעֶפְר֜וֹןEphronבְּאָזְנֵ֤יin the ears ofעַם־the people ofהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאַ֛ךְneverthelessאִם־ifאַתָּ֥הyouל֖וּifשְׁמָעֵ֑נִיlisten to meנָתַ֜תִּיI giveכֶּ֤סֶףthe money ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldקַ֣חtake itמִמֶּ֔נִּיfrom meוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הso let me buryאֶת־obj.מֵתִ֖יdead myשָֽׁמָּה׃there towards
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he listenedאַבְרָהָם֮Abrahamאֶל־toעֶפְרוֹן֒Ephronוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לand he weighed outאַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamלְעֶפְרֹ֔ןfor Ephronאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֕סֶףthe moneyאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֶּ֖רhe had spokenבְּאָזְנֵ֣יin the ears ofבְנֵי־the people ofחֵ֑תHethאַרְבַּ֤עfourמֵאוֹת֙hundredsשֶׁ֣קֶלshekels ofכֶּ֔סֶףsilverעֹבֵ֖רpassing alongלַסֹּחֵֽר׃to the trader
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וַיָּ֣קָם׀and it was confirmedשְׂדֵ֣הthe field ofעֶפְר֗וֹןEphronאֲשֶׁר֙whichבַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔הwas in the Machpelahאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeמַמְרֵ֑אMamreהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldוְהַמְּעָרָ֣הand the caveאֲשֶׁר־whichבּ֔וֹwas in the itוְכָל־and everyהָעֵץ֙the treeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הwas in the fieldאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבְּכָל־was in allגְּבֻל֖וֹborder itsסָבִֽיב׃round about
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