Genesis 23
1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.
and to be life Sarah hundred year and twenty year and seven year year life Sarah
2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
and to die Sarah in/on/with Kiriath-arba Kiriath-arba he/she/it Hebron in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan and to come (in): come Abraham to/for to mourn to/for Sarah and to/for to weep her
3 Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying,
and to arise: rise Abraham from upon face: before to die his and to speak: speak to(wards) son: descendant/people Heth to/for to say
4 “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
sojourner and sojourner I with you to give: give to/for me possession grave with you and to bury to die my from to/for face my
5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
and to answer son: descendant/people Heth [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
6 “Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.”
to hear: hear us lord my leader God you(m. s.) in/on/with midst our in/on/with best grave our to bury [obj] to die your man: anyone from us [obj] grave his not to restrain from you from to bury to die your
7 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
and to arise: rise Abraham and to bow to/for people [the] land: country/planet to/for son: descendant/people Heth
8 He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
and to speak: speak with them to/for to say if there with soul: appetite your to/for to bury [obj] to die my from to/for face my to hear: hear me and to fall on to/for me in/on/with Ephron son: child Zohar
9 that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me among you as a possession for a burial place.”
and to give: give to/for me [obj] cave [the] Machpelah which to/for him which in/on/with end land: country his in/on/with silver: price full to give: give her to/for me in/on/with midst your to/for possession grave
10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
and Ephron to dwell in/on/with midst son: descendant/people Heth and to answer Ephron [the] Hittite [obj] Abraham in/on/with ear: hearing son: descendant/people Heth to/for all to come (in): come gate city his to/for to say
11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”
not lord my to hear: hear me [the] land: country to give: give to/for you and [the] cave which in/on/with him to/for you to give: give her to/for eye: seeing son: child people my to give: give her to/for you to bury to die your
12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.
and to bow Abraham to/for face: before people [the] land: country/planet
13 He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
and to speak: speak to(wards) Ephron in/on/with ear: hearing people [the] land: country/planet to/for to say surely if you(m. s.) if to hear: hear me to give: pay silver: price [the] land: country to take: recieve from me and to bury [obj] to die my there [to]
14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
and to answer Ephron [obj] Abraham to/for to say to/for him
15 “My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”
lord my to hear: hear me land: country/planet four hundred shekel silver: money between me and between you what? he/she/it and [obj] to die your to bury
16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.
and to hear: hear Abraham to(wards) Ephron and to weigh Abraham to/for Ephron [obj] [the] silver: money which to speak: promise in/on/with ear: hearing son: descendant/people Heth four hundred shekel silver: money to pass to/for to trade
17 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
and to arise: establish land: country Ephron which in/on/with Machpelah which to/for face: east Mamre [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him and all [the] tree which in/on/with land: country which in/on/with all border: area his around: whole
18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
to/for Abraham to/for purchase to/for eye: before(the eyes) son: descendant/people Heth in/on/with all to come (in): come gate city his
19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.
and after so to bury Abraham [obj] Sarah woman: wife his to(wards) cave land: country [the] Machpelah upon face: east Mamre he/she/it Hebron in/on/with land: country/planet Canaan
20 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.
and to arise: establish [the] land: country and [the] cave which in/on/with him to/for Abraham to/for possession grave from with son: descendant/people Heth
