Genesis 23:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.”

Genesis 23:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 23:1918 words

וְאַחֲרֵיwəʾaḥărêAnd the hind part

כֵןḵēnSet upright

קָבַרqāvarInter

אַבְרָהָםʾavərāhāmAbraham

אֶתʾet—

שָׂרָהśārāhSarah

אִשְׁתּוֹʾišətwōWoman

אֶלʾelNear

מְעָרַתməʿāratCavern

שְׂדֵהśədēhField

הַמַּכְפֵּלָהhamaḵəpēlāhThe Makpelah

עַלʿalAbove

פְּנֵיpənêFace

מַמְרֵאmamərēʾMamre

הִואhiwʾHe

חֶבְרוֹןḥevərwōnChebron

בְּאֶרֶץbəʾereṣIn earth

כְּנָעַןkənāʿanKenaan

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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