Genesis 23 NIV HEB Parallel

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1Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.

1וַיִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה׃

2She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.

2וַתָּ֣מָת שָׂרָ֗ה בְּקִרְיַ֥ת אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִסְפֹּ֥ד לְשָׂרָ֖ה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃

3Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,

3וַיָּ֙קָם֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י מֵת֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־ בְּנֵי־ חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר׃

4"I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."

4גֵּר־ וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב אָנֹכִ֖י עִמָּכֶ֑ם תְּנ֨וּ לִ֤י אֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֙בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה מֵתִ֖י מִלְּפָנָֽי׃

5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

5וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי־ חֵ֛ת אֶת־ אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

6"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."

6שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ ׀ אֲדֹנִ֗י נְשִׂ֨יא אֱלֹהִ֤ים אַתָּה֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ בְּמִבְחַ֣ר קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ קְבֹ֖ר אֶת־ מֵתֶ֑ךָ אִ֣ישׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אֶת־ קִבְר֛וֹ לֹֽא־ יִכְלֶ֥ה מִמְּךָ֖ מִקְּבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ׃

7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

7וַיָּ֧קָם אַבְרָהָ֛ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְעַם־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לִבְנֵי־ חֵֽת׃

8He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

8וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־ יֵ֣שׁ אֶֽת־ נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם לִקְבֹּ֤ר אֶת־ מֵתִי֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י שְׁמָע֕וּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־ לִ֖י בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן בֶּן־ צֹֽחַר׃

9so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."

9וְיִתֶּן־ לִ֗י אֶת־ מְעָרַ֤ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ ל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֣ה שָׂדֵ֑הוּ בְּכֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה לִ֛י בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃

10Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

10וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־ חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־ אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־ חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־ עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃

11"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."

11לֹֽא־ אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֖וֹ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑יהָ לְעֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי־ עַמִּ֛י נְתַתִּ֥יהָ לָּ֖ךְ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ׃

12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

12וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

13and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."

13וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־ עֶפְר֜וֹן בְּאָזְנֵ֤י עַם־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְ אִם־ אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי נָתַ֜תִּי כֶּ֤סֶף הַשָּׂדֶה֙ קַ֣ח מִמֶּ֔נִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה אֶת־ מֵתִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה׃

14Ephron answered Abraham,

14וַיַּ֧עַן עֶפְר֛וֹן אֶת־ אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

15"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

15אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי אֶרֶץ֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ת שֶֽׁקֶל־ כֶּ֛סֶף בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵֽינְךָ֖ מַה־ הִ֑וא וְאֶת־ מֵתְךָ֖ קְבֹֽר׃

16Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.

16וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל־ עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן אֶת־ הַכֶּ֕סֶף אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־ חֵ֑ת אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שֶׁ֣קֶל כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַסֹּחֵֽר׃

17So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded

17וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־ הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל־ גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃

18to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.

18לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְמִקְנָ֖ה לְעֵינֵ֣י בְנֵי־ חֵ֑ת בְּכֹ֖ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־ עִירֽוֹ׃

19Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

19וְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵן֩ קָבַ֨ר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אֶל־ מְעָרַ֞ת שְׂדֵ֧ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃

20So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

20וַיָּ֨קָם הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֛וֹ לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵי־ חֵֽת׃ ס

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