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Hittite from whom Abraham purchased the cave of Machpelah with its adjoining field for 400 shekels of silver (Gn 23:8-17 (RV · LV · Read together)). Sarah was buried there, as was Abraham (25:9 (RV · LV · Read together)) and Jacob (50:13 (RV · LV · Read together)).

GEN 23:8–17: RV GEN 23:8–17 · LV GEN 23:8–17 · Read together GEN 23:8–17

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OET-RV GEN 23:8

8 and asked them, “Since you’re all allowing me to bury my dead, listen to me and intercede for me with Tsohar’s son Efron,

OET-RV GEN 23:9

9 so that he’ll sell me Makpelah’s cave which belongs to him and which is at the end of his field. I’ll pay full price if he’ll give it to me to use as a burial place.”

OET-RV GEN 23:10

10 Now Efron (a Hiti) was sitting there among Het’s other descendants, so he responded to Avraham while the other land-owners were listening, along with everyone else at the city gate,

OET-RV GEN 23:11

11 “No, my master. Listen to me: I’ll give you the field and the cave that’s in it. I give it to you in front of all these others, then you can bury your dead.”

OET-RV GEN 23:12

12 Then Avraham bowed before the people of the land,

OET-RV GEN 23:13

13 and he told Efron while all the others were listening, “But if you would, please listen to me. I’ll pay the value of the field. Accept it from me, then I’ll bury my dead there.”

OET-RV GEN 23:14

14 Efron responded to Avraham,

OET-RV GEN 23:15

15 “My master, listen to me. That land’s worth 400 shekels of silver, but that’s nothing between me and you. Just go ahead and bury your dead.”

OET-RV GEN 23:16

16 So Avraham accepted Efron’s words and weighed out for Efron the price that he had mentioned in the hearing of Het’s descendants: 400 shekels of silver (the currency among the merchants).

OET-RV GEN 23:17

17 So Efron’s field that was in Makpelah which faced Mamre (including the field and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field that was within all of its surrounding borders) was deeded

OET-LV GEN 23:8

8 And_he/it _spoke with_them to_say if (there) is_with desire _of_your(pl) to_bury DOM dead _of_my from_before_face _of_me listen_to _me and_entreat to_me (in)_ˊEfrōn the _son _of Zohar.

OET-LV GEN 23:9

9 So_that _he _may _give to_me DOM the _cave _of (the)_Machpelah which to_him/it which is_at_the _end _of his _field _of_his for_silver full let_him _give _it to_me among_you(pl) to_a _possession _of a _burial _site.

OET-LV GEN 23:10

10 And_ˊEfrōn was_sitting in _the_middle the _people _of Ḩēt and_ ˊEfrōn the_Ḩētite _he _answered DOM ʼAⱱrāhām in_the _ears _of the _people _of Ḩēt to_all/each/any/every those _who _were_entering _of (of)_the _gate _of his _city _of_his to_say.

OET-LV GEN 23:11

11 No my_master listen_to _me the_field I _give to/for_you(fs) and_the_cave which in/on/over_him/it to/for_yourself(m) I_give _it to_the _eyes _of the _sons _of my _people _of_my I_give _it to_you bury dead _of_your.

OET-LV GEN 23:12

12 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _bowed _down to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _people _of the_earth/land.

OET-LV GEN 23:13

13 And_he/it _spoke to ˊEfrōn in_the _ears _of the _people _of the_earth/land to_say nevertheless if you if listen_to _me I _give the _money _of the_field take_it from_me so_that _I _may _bury DOM dead _of_my there_(to).

OET-LV GEN 23:14

14 And_ ˊEfrōn _he _answered DOM ʼAⱱrāhām to_say to_him/it.

OET-LV GEN 23:15

15 My_master listen_to _me land _of four hundred(s) shekel[s]_of silver between_me and_between_you what is_it and_DOM dead _of_your bury.

OET-LV GEN 23:16

16 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he/it _listened to ˊEfrōn and_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he _weighed _out for_ˊEfrōn DOM the_money which he _had _spoken in_the _ears _of the _people _of Ḩēt four hundred(s) shekel[s]_of silver which_passes _along to_trader.

OET-LV GEN 23:17

17 And_he/it _rose _up the _field _of ˊEfrōn which was_in_Machpelah which to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Mamre the_field and_the_cave which in/on/over_him/it and_all the_tree which in _the_field which in_all border _of_its round _about.

GEN 25:9: RV GEN 25:9 · LV GEN 25:9 · Read together GEN 25:9

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OET-RV GEN 25:9

9 His sons Yitshak and Yishmael (Ishmael) buried him in Makpelah’s cave (in the field of Efron, Tsohar the Hiti’s son, which faced Mamre)—

OET-LV GEN 25:9

9 And_ Yiʦḩāq and_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) sons _of_his _they _buried DOM_him/it into the _cave _of (the)_Machpelah to the _field _of ˊEfrōn the _son _of Zohar the_Ḩittiy which is_on the _face _of Mamre.

GEN 50:13: RV GEN 50:13 · LV GEN 50:13 · Read together GEN 50:13

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OET-RV GEN 50:13

13 They carried his embalmed body to Kena’an and buried him in the cave in Makpelah’s field. Avraham had bought with the field with the included cave from Efron the Hiti as property for a burial place, in front of Mamre.

OET-LV GEN 50:13

13 And_ sons _of_his _they _carried DOM_him/it towards_land of _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) and_they _buried DOM_him/it in_the _cave _of the _field _of (the)_Machpelah which ʼAⱱrāhām he _had _bought DOM the_field to_a _possession _of a _burial _site from_with ˊEfrōn the_Ḩittiy on the _face _of Mamre.