Gen 23:9-9 : 9 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.9",
"source": "וְיִתֶּן־לִ֗י אֶת־מְעָרַ֤ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁר־ל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֣ה שָׂדֵ֑הוּ בְּכֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה לִ֛י בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָֽבֶר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yitten*-to me *ʾeṯ*-*məʿāraṯ* *hammakpēlāh* which-*ʾăšer*-to him which-*ʾăšer* in *biqṣēh* his *śāḏēhû*, for *bəḵesep̄* *mālēʾ* *yittənennāh* to me in midst of you for *laʾăḥuzzaṯ*-*qāḇer*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yitten*": "conjunction + qal imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - and let him give",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*məʿāraṯ*": "feminine singular construct - cave of",
"*hammakpēlāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the Machpelah/the double",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*biqṣēh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in edge of",
"*śāḏēhû*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his field",
"*bəḵesep̄*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for silver/money",
"*mālēʾ*": "masculine singular adjective - full",
"*yittənennāh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - he shall give it",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - for possession of",
"*qāḇer*": "masculine singular noun - burial/grave"
},
"variants": {
"*hammakpēlāh*": "the Machpelah/the double (cave)",
"*mālēʾ*": "full/complete (price)",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ-qāḇer*": "for possession of burial/burial property"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.10",
"source": "וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת־אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "And *wə-ʿEp̄rôn* *yōšēḇ* in midst of *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ* and *wə-yaʿan* *ʿEp̄rôn* *haḤittî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾAḇrāhām* in *bəʾāznê* *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ* to all *ləḵōl* *bāʾê* gate of-*šaʿar*-his city *ʿîrô* *lēʾmōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿEp̄rôn*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Ephron",
"*yōšēḇ*": "qal active participle masculine singular - sitting/dwelling",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Ḥēṯ*": "proper noun - Heth",
"*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*haḤittî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective masculine singular - the Hittite",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*bəʾāznê*": "preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of",
"*ləḵōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to all of",
"*bāʾê*": "qal active participle masculine plural construct - those entering",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*ʿîrô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*yōšēḇ*": "sitting/dwelling/residing",
"*bəʾāznê*": "in the ears of/in the hearing of",
"*bāʾê šaʿar-ʿîrô*": "those entering the gate of his city/citizens of his town"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.11",
"source": "לֹֽא־אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָ֔ךְ וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֖וֹ לְךָ֣ נְתַתִּ֑יהָ לְעֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי־עַמִּ֛י נְתַתִּ֥יהָ לָּ֖ךְ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ׃",
"text": "No-*lōʾ* my *ʾăḏōnî* *šəmāʿēnî*, the *haśśāḏeh* *nāṯattî* to you, and the *wəhamməʿārāh* which-*ʾăšer*-in it to you *ləḵā* *nəṯattîhā*; to eyes of *ləʿênê* *ḇənê*-my people *ʿammî* *nəṯattîhā* to you, *qəḇōr* your *mēṯeḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my lord",
"*šəmāʿēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - hear me",
"*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field",
"*nāṯattî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - I have given",
"*wəhamməʿārāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the cave",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*nəṯattîhā*": "qal perfect 1st singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I have given it",
"*ləʿênê*": "preposition + construct dual - to eyes of",
"*ḇənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*qəḇōr*": "qal imperative masculine singular - bury"
},
"variants": {
"*lōʾ-ʾăḏōnî*": "no, my lord/not so, my lord",
"*ləʿênê*": "in the sight of/before the eyes of"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.12",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yištaḥû* *ʾAḇrāhām* before *lip̄nê* *ʿam* *hāʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yištaḥû*": "conjunction + hishtaphel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he bowed down",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct masculine plural - before/to face of",
"*ʿam*": "masculine singular construct - people of",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yištaḥû*": "and he bowed down/prostrated himself",
"*lip̄nê*": "before/in the presence of",
"*ʿam hāʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/local inhabitants"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.13",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־עֶפְר֜וֹן בְּאָזְנֵ֤י עַם־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְ אִם־אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי נָתַ֜תִּי כֶּ֤סֶף הַשָּׂדֶה֙ קַ֣ח מִמֶּ֔נִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה אֶת־מֵתִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה׃",
"text": "And *wə-yəḏabbēr* to *ʿEp̄rôn* in *bəʾāznê* *ʿam*-*hāʾāreṣ* *lēʾmōr* only *ʾaḵ* if-*ʾim*-you *ʾattāh* if *lû* *šəmāʿēnî*; *nāṯattî* *kesep̄* the *haśśāḏeh* *qaḥ* from me and *wə-ʾeqbərāh* *ʾeṯ*-my *mēṯî* there *šāmmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yəḏabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke",
"*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron",
"*bəʾāznê*": "preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of",
"*ʿam*": "masculine singular construct - people of",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - only/surely",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ʾattāh*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you",
"*lû*": "conditional particle - if only/would that",
"*šəmāʿēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - hear me",
"*nāṯattî*": "qal perfect 1st singular - I have given",
"*kesep̄*": "masculine singular noun - silver/money",
"*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field",
"*qaḥ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - take",
"*wə-ʾeqbərāh*": "conjunction + qal cohortative 1st singular - and let me bury",
"*mēṯî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my dead",
"*šāmmāh*": "adverb - there"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḵ*": "only/surely/indeed",
"*lû*": "if only/would that/please",
"*ʾaḵ ʾim-ʾattāh lû*": "if only you would/but if you will"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.14",
"source": "וַיַּ֧עַן עֶפְר֛וֹן אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר לֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yaʿan* *ʿEp̄rôn* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾAḇrāhām* *lēʾmōr* to him.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yaʿan*": "and he answered/responded/replied"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.15",
"source": "אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי אֶרֶץ֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ת שֶֽׁקֶל־כֶּ֛סֶף בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵֽינְךָ֖ מַה־הִ֑וא וְאֶת־מֵתְךָ֖ קְבֹֽר׃",
"text": "My *ʾăḏōnî* *šəmāʿēnî*, *ʾereṣ* four *ʾarbaʿ* hundred *mēʾōṯ* *šeqel*-*kesep̄* between me *bênî* and between you *ûḇênəḵā* what-*mah*-it *hîʾ*? And *wə-ʾeṯ*-your *mēṯəḵā* *qəḇōr*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st singular suffix - my lord",
"*šəmāʿēnî*": "qal imperative masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - hear me",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular noun - land/piece of land",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "numeral feminine - four",
"*mēʾōṯ*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds",
"*šeqel*": "masculine singular construct - shekel of",
"*kesep̄*": "masculine singular noun - silver",
"*bênî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - between me",
"*ûḇênəḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and between you",
"*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - it/she (is)",
"*wə-ʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*mēṯəḵā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your dead",
"*qəḇōr*": "qal imperative masculine singular - bury"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾereṣ*": "land/piece of land/property",
"*mah-hîʾ*": "what is it?/what does it matter?/of what importance is it?"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.16",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן אֶת־הַכֶּ֕סֶף אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֑ת אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שֶׁ֣קֶל כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַסֹּחֵֽר׃",
"text": "And *wə-yišmaʿ* *ʾAḇrāhām* to *ʿEp̄rôn* and *wə-yišqōl* *ʾAḇrāhām* for *ʿEp̄rôn* *ʾeṯ*-the *hakesep̄* which *ʾăšer* *dibbēr* in *bəʾāznê* *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ*, four *ʾarbaʿ* hundred *mēʾôṯ* *šeqel* *kesep̄* *ʿōḇēr* for the merchant *lassōḥēr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he listened",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron",
"*wə-yišqōl*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and he weighed out",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hakesep̄*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the silver/money",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*dibbēr*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he spoke",
"*bəʾāznê*": "preposition + feminine dual construct - in ears of",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Ḥēṯ*": "proper noun - Heth",
"*ʾarbaʿ*": "numeral feminine - four",
"*mēʾôṯ*": "feminine plural noun - hundreds",
"*šeqel*": "masculine singular construct - shekel",
"*kesep̄*": "masculine singular noun - silver",
"*ʿōḇēr*": "qal active participle masculine singular - passing current",
"*lassōḥēr*": "preposition + definite article + qal active participle masculine singular - for the merchant"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yišmaʿ*": "and he listened/heeded/agreed",
"*wə-yišqōl*": "and he weighed out/paid",
"*ʿōḇēr lassōḥēr*": "current among merchants/accepted by merchants"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.17",
"source": "וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל־גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāqām* *śəḏēh* *ʿEp̄rôn* which *ʾăšer* in *bammaḵpēlāh* which *ʾăšer* before *lip̄nê* *Mamrēʾ*, the *haśśāḏeh* and the *wəhamməʿārāh* which *ʾăšer*-in it and all-*wəḵāl*-the *hāʿēṣ* which *ʾăšer* in the field *baśśāḏeh* which *ʾăšer* in all-*bəḵāl*-his *gəḇûlô* around *sāḇîḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāqām*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and it was made secure",
"*śəḏēh*": "masculine singular construct - field of",
"*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*bammaḵpēlāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the Machpelah",
"*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct masculine plural - before",
"*Mamrēʾ*": "proper noun - Mamre",
"*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field",
"*wəhamməʿārāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the cave",
"*wəḵāl*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and all of",
"*hāʿēṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the tree",
"*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the field",
"*bəḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in all of",
"*gəḇûlô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his border",
"*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yāqām*": "and it was established/secured/confirmed",
"*bammaḵpēlāh*": "in the Machpelah/in the double (place)",
"*gəḇûlô*": "his border/boundary"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.18",
"source": "לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְמִקְנָ֖ה לְעֵינֵ֣י בְנֵי־חֵ֑ת בְּכֹ֖ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר־עִירֽוֹ׃",
"text": "To *ʾAḇrāhām* for *ləmiqnāh* to eyes of *ləʿênê* *ḇənê*-*Ḥēṯ* in all *bəḵōl* *bāʾê* gate of-*šaʿar*-his city *ʿîrô*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*ləmiqnāh*": "preposition + feminine singular noun - for purchase/possession",
"*ləʿênê*": "preposition + construct dual - in/to eyes of",
"*ḇənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Ḥēṯ*": "proper noun - Heth",
"*bəḵōl*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in all of",
"*bāʾê*": "qal active participle masculine plural construct - those entering",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*ʿîrô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his city"
},
"variants": {
"*ləmiqnāh*": "for a purchase/for a possession",
"*ləʿênê*": "in the sight of/before",
"*bāʾê šaʿar-ʿîrô*": "those entering the gate of his city/citizens of his town"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.19",
"source": "וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵן֩ קָבַ֨ר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אֶל־מְעָרַ֞ת שְׂדֵ֧ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃",
"text": "And after-*wəʾaḥărê*-thus *ḵēn* *qāḇar* *ʾAḇrāhām* *ʾeṯ*-*Śārāh* his *ʾištô* to *ʾel*-*məʿāraṯ* *śəḏēh* *hammaḵpēlāh* on *ʿal*-*pənê* *Mamrēʾ* she *hîʾ* *Ḥeḇrôn* in *ʾereṣ* *Kənāʿan*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾaḥărê*": "conjunction + preposition - and after",
"*ḵēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*qāḇar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he buried",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Śārāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Sarah",
"*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/into",
"*məʿāraṯ*": "feminine singular construct - cave of",
"*śəḏēh*": "masculine singular construct - field of",
"*hammaḵpēlāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the Machpelah",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of",
"*Mamrēʾ*": "proper noun - Mamre",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - she/it (is)",
"*Ḥeḇrôn*": "proper noun - Hebron",
"*ʾereṣ*": "construct state feminine singular - land of",
"*Kənāʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʾaḥărê-ḵēn*": "and after this/afterwards",
"*ʿal-pənê*": "before/facing/in front of"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Genesis.23.20",
"source": "וַיָּ֨קָם הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֛וֹ לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵי־חֵֽת׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāqām* the *haśśāḏeh* and the *wəhamməʿārāh* which-*ʾăšer*-in it to *ʾAḇrāhām* for *laʾăḥuzzaṯ*-*qāḇer* from *mēʾēṯ* *bənê*-*Ḥēṯ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāqām*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and it was established",
"*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field",
"*wəhamməʿārāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the cave",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - for possession of",
"*qāḇer*": "masculine singular noun - burial/grave",
"*mēʾēṯ*": "preposition + preposition - from",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*Ḥēṯ*": "proper noun - Heth"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yāqām*": "and it was established/confirmed/deeded",
"*laʾăḥuzzaṯ-qāḇer*": "for possession of burial/burial property",
"*mēʾēṯ*": "from/from with"
}
}