Genesis 23:20

In 11 translations

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.

LSV

and established are the field, and the cave which [is] in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.

YLT

and established are the field, and the cave which [is] in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.

DBY

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.

DRC

And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth.

GNV

Thus the fielde and the caue, that is therein, was made sure vnto Abraham for a possession of buriall by the Hittites.

JPS

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.

LXXE

So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet.

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Original-language editions

WLC

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

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐκυρώθη ὁ ἀγρὸς καὶ τὸ σπήλαιον ὃ ἦν ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ Ἁβραὰμ εἰς κτῆσιν τάφου, παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Χέτ.

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• Ruth 4:7–10Now 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.…
• Jeremiah 32:10–14I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy— and I gave this…
• 2 Kings 21:18And Manasseh rested with his fathers and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place.
• Genesis 25:9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
• 2 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.
• Genesis 50:13They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site.
• Genesis 49:31–32There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
• Genesis 50:24–25Then 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.” And Joseph made the sons of Israel take…
• Genesis 50:5my 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.”

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