Genesis 23:17
15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
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- BSB
- So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
- KJV
- And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
- WEB
- So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded
- ASV
- So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure
- DARBY
- So the field of Ephron, which was at Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about,
- BLB
- And the field of Ephron that [was] in Machpelah, that [was] before Mamre—the field and the cave that [was] in it, and all the trees that [were] in the field, that [were] in all its surrounding border—was established
- ÅB
- Og Efrons mark i Makpela, som ligger østenfor Mamre, både marken og hulen som er på den, og alle trærne som fantes på marken, så langt den rakk rundt omkring, ble tilskjøtet
- OTB
- Slik ble Efrons mark i Makpela nær Mamre—marken med hulen i, og alle trærne innenfor markens grenser—overdratt
- B1930
- Og Efrons mark i Makpela, som ligger østenfor Mamre, både marken og hulen som er på den, og alle trærne som fantes på marken, så langt den rakk rundt omkring, blev tilskjøtet
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 50:13
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Read in contextGenesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Read in contextGenesis 23:20
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.
Read in contextActs 7:16
And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
Read in contextGenesis 49:29–32
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Read in contextPsalms 112:5
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Read in contextMatthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Read in contextEphesians 5:15
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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