Genesis 23:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its borders, were deeded

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל־גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃

Transliteration

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 Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *wə-yāqām*: and it was established/secured/confirmed
• *bammaḵpēlāh*: in the Machpelah/in the double (place)
• *gəḇûlô*: his border/boundary

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the field of Ephron in Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees within its borders—was legally transferred.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So the field{H7704} of Ephron,{H6085} which was in Machpelah,{H4375} which was before{H6440} Mamre,{H4471} the field,{H7704} and the cave{H4631} which was therein, and all the trees{H6086} that were in the field,{H7704} that were in all the border{H1366} thereof round about,{H5439} were made sure{H6965}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the field{H7704} of Ephron{H6085}, which was in Machpelah{H4375}, which was before{H6440} Mamre{H4471}, the field{H7704}, and the cave{H4631} which was therein, and all the trees{H6086} that were in the field{H7704}, that were in all the borders{H1366} round about{H5439}, were made sure{H6965}{(H8799)}

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Thus was the felde of Ephron where in the dubbill caue is before Mamre: euen the felde and the caue that is therein and all the trees of the felde which growe in all the borders rounde aboute made sur

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus Ephrons felde (where in the dubble caue is) which lyeth ouer before Mamre, euen the felde and the caue, was made sure

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So the fielde of Ephron which was in Machpelah, and ouer against Mamre, euen the field and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, which were in all the borders round about, was made sure

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the fielde of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, eue the fielde and the caue that was therein, and all the trees that were in the fielde, and that were in al the borders rounde about, was made sure

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the field of Ephron, which [was] in Machpelah, which [was] before Mamre, the field, and the cave which [was] therein, and all the trees that [were] in the field, that [were] in all the borders round about, were made sure

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And established are the field of Ephron, which `is' in Machpelah, which `is' before Mamre, the field and the cave which `is' in it, and all the trees which `are' in the field, which `are' in all its border round about,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre, with the hollow in the rock and all the trees in the field and round it,

• World English Bible (2000)

  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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Abraham secured Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border,

Referenced Verses

• Gen 50:13 : 13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a burying place from Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
• Gen 25:9 : 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
• Gen 23:20 : 20 So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
• Acts 7:16 : 16 And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.
• Eph 5:15 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise,
• Col 4:5 : 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
• Gen 49:29-32 : 29 And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place. 31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
• Ruth 4:7-9 : 7 Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redemption and exchange: to confirm a transaction, a man took off his sandal and gave it to the other party; this was the manner of attestation in Israel. 8 So the kinsman said to Boaz, 'Buy it for yourself.' And he removed his sandal. 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, 'You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi. 10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from his brethren or from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day.'
• Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Jer 32:7-9 : 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum your uncle shall come to you, saying, Buy my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is yours to buy it. 8 So Hanameel my uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said to me, Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself. Then I knew this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the document, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the document of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel my uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the prison. 13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these documents, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.