Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Marken og hulen på den ble skjenket til Abraham av hetittenes sønner som eiendom til gravplass.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og marken og hulen som var i den, ble overdratt til Abraham som eiendom for en grav av Hets barn.

• Norsk King James

  Og åkeren og hulen som er der, ble gitt til Abraham som gravplass av hetittenes sønner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Slik ble marken og hulen i den bekreftet som Abrahams eiendom til gravsted av Hets sønner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Marken og hulen som var i den, ble overført til Abraham av hetittene som en gravplass.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og åkeren og hulen som var i den, ble sikret Abraham som gravplass av Hets barn.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dermed ble både marken og hulen gjort til Abraham som et fast gravsted, av Hets sønner.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og åkeren og hulen som var i den, ble sikret Abraham som gravplass av Hets barn.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og åkeren med hulen i den ble stadfestet til Abraham som gravsted av Hets barn.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So the field and the cave that was in it were officially deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

• biblecontext

  { "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" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så ble åkeren og hulen i den bekreftet som Abrahams eie, til gravsted fra Hets barn.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa blev Ageren og Hulen derudi stadfæstet Abraham til en Begravelses Eiendom af Heths Børn.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Slik ble marken og hulen der opprettet som Abrahams eiendom til gravsted av Hets barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Jordet og hulen der ble sikret som eiendom til en gravplass for Abraham av Hetittenes sønner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Åkeren, og hulen i den, ble stadfestet som Abrahams eiendom til gravsted, fra Hets barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og åkeren og hulen som er der, ble sikret som en gravplass for Abraham av hetittenes barn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Marken og hulen på den ble således overdratt Abraham som gravsted av hetittene.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And so both the felde ad the caue that is therein was made vnto Abraham a sure possession to bury in of the sonnes of Heth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  So the felde and the caue therin was made sure of the Hethites vnto Abraham, for a possession to bury in.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so both the fielde & the caue that is therein, was made vnto Abraham a sure possession to bury in, by the sonnes of Heth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.

Referenced Verses

• 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.'
• 2 Sam 24:24 : 24 And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will surely buy it from you at a price: nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God of that which costs me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
• 2 Kgs 21:18 : 18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
• Jer 32:10-14 : 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.
• 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 49:31-32 : 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.
• Gen 50:5 : 5 My father made me swear, saying, Behold, I die: in my grave which I have dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there shall you bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray you, and bury my father, and I will come again.
• 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 50:24-25 : 24 And Joseph said unto his brothers, I die, and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here.