Genesis 23:20
18 to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
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- BSB
- So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
- ASV
- And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
- DARBY
- And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth.
- BLB
- And the field and the cave that [is] in it were established to Abraham as a possession of a burial place from the sons of Heth.
- ÅB
- Og marken og hulen på den gikk fra Hets barn over til Abraham som eiendoms-gravsted.
- OTB
- Slik ble marken og hulen i den overdratt til Abraham av hetittene som en gravplass.
- B1930
- Og marken og hulen på den gikk fra Hets barn over til Abraham som eiendoms-gravsted.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 32:10–14
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Read in contextRuth 4:7–10
Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this was a confirmation in Israel.
Read in context2 Kings 21:18
And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
Read in contextGenesis 50:5
my father made me swear an oath when he said, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me in the tomb that I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father, and then return.”
Read in contextGenesis 25:9
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
Read in contextGenesis 49:31–32
There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
Read in context2 Samuel 24:24
“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Read in contextGenesis 50:24–25
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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