Genesis 23:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Genesis 23:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 23:2011 words
וַיָּקָםwayāqāmAnd rise
הַשָּׂדֶהhaśādehThe field
וְהַמְּעָרָהwəhaməʿārāhAnd the cavern
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בּוֹbwōIn
לְאַבְרָהָםləʾavərāhāmTo Abraham
לַאֲחֻזַּתlaʾăḥuzatTo seized
קָבֶרqāverSepulchre
מֵאֵתmēʾētFrom nearness
בְּנֵיbənêSon
חֵתḥētCheth
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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