Genesis Chapter 23 verse 9 Holy Bible
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.
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That he will give me the hollow in the rock named Machpelah, which is his property at the end of his field; let him give it to me for its full price as a resting-place for my dead among you.
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for the full money let him give it to me amongst you for a possession of a sepulchre.
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That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
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That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession of a burying-place among you.
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place."
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and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which `is' in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) The cave of Machpelah.--That is, the double cave, consisting probably of an outer and an inner compartment. As the land around is also called "the field of Machpelah" (Genesis 49:30; Genesis 1:13), some imagine that it was the valley that was double; but more probably'it took its name from the cavern. For a description of the Haram, within which the bones of Abraham and Sarah probably still lie, see Palmer, Desert of the Exodus, p. 397; Stanley, Sinai and Palestine, p. 101; and also the Appendix to his Sermons in the East.For as much money as it is worth.--Heb., for full silver, rendered "the full price" in 1Chronicles 21:22.A buryingplace amongst you.--This translation is quite wrong. Abraham had no wish that Sarah should be buried amongst the Hittites, but required that the sale should be duly attested. The Heb. is. Let him give it me in the midst of you (that is, in a general assembly of the people), for a possession and a buryingplace.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewto sellוְיִתֶּן־ (wə·yit·ten-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setmeלִ֗י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew the caveמְעָרַ֤ת (mə·‘ā·raṯ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 4631: A cavernof Machpelahהַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ (ham·maḵ·pê·lāh)Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 4375: Machpelah -- a place near Hebronthat belongs to him;אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatitאֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatis at the endבִּקְצֵ֣ה (biq·ṣêh)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7097: End, extremityof his field.שָׂדֵ֑הוּ (śā·ḏê·hū)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7704: Field, landLet him sell itיִתְּנֶ֥נָּה (yit·tə·nen·nāh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setto meלִ֛י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew in your presenceבְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם (bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 8432: A bisection, the centrefor fullמָלֵ֜א (mā·lê)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 4392: Full, filling, fulness, fullyprice,בְּכֶ֨סֶף (bə·ḵe·sep̄)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3701: Silver, moneyso that [I may have] a burialקָֽבֶר׃ (qā·ḇer)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6913: A grave, sepulchersite.”לַאֲחֻזַּת־ (la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ-)Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 272: Something seized, a possessionJump to PreviousAmongst Belongs Burial Burying Buryingplace Burying-Place Cave End Extremity Field Full Hollow Machpelah Mach-Pe'lah Midst Money Owns Possession Presence Price Property Resting-Place Rock Sepulchre Site Worth
