Genesis 23:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
and the caveוְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה
(ve·ham·me·'a·rah)
4631: a cavefrom an unused word
that is in it, were deeded overוַיָּ֨קָם
(vai·ya·kam)
6965: to arise, stand up, standa prim. root
to Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֖ם
(le·'av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
for a burialקָ֑בֶר
(ka·ver;)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
siteלַאֲחֻזַּת־
(la·'a·chuz·zat-)
272: a possessionfrom achaz
by the sonsבְּנֵי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Heth.חֵֽת׃
(chet.)
2845: a son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the Hittitesof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and the cave
m`arah  (meh-aw-raw')
a cavern (as dark) -- cave, den, hole.
that is therein were made sure
quwm  (koom)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
unto Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
for a possession
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
of a buryingplace
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
by the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Heth
Cheth  (khayth)
terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite -- Heth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

King James Bible
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place.

International Standard Version
And so the field with its cave was deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.

NET Bible
So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the field and its cave were sold by the Hittites to Abraham as his property to be used as a tomb.

King James 2000 Bible
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made over to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.
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