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Genesis 23:9 — King James Version← Study notes

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.


Genesis 23:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 23:917 words
וְיִתֶּןwəyitenAnd give
לִיTo
אֶתʾet
מְעָרַתməʿāratCavern
הַמַּכְפֵּלָהhamaḵəpēlāhThe Makpelah
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לוֹlwōTo
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בִּקְצֵהbiqəṣēhIn extremity
שָׂדֵהוּśādēhûField
בְּכֶסֶףbəḵesep̄In silver
מָלֵאmālēʾFull
יִתְּנֶנָּהyitənenāhGive
לִיTo
בְּתוֹכְכֶםbətwōḵəḵemIn bisection
לַאֲחֻזַּתlaʾăḥuzatTo seized
קָבֶרqāverSepulchre
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְיִתֶּןwəyitenAnd give
לִיTo
אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)
מְעָרַתməʿāratCavern
הַמַּכְפֵּלָהhamaḵəpēlāhThe Makpelah
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לוֹlwōTo
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בִּקְצֵהbiqəṣēhIn extremity
שָׂדֵהוּśādēhûField
בְּכֶסֶףbəḵesep̄In silver
מָלֵאmālēʾFull
יִתְּנֶנָּהyitənenāhGive
לִיTo
בְּתוֹכְכֶםbətwōḵəḵemIn bisection
לַאֲחֻזַּתlaʾăḥuzatTo seized
קָבֶרqāverSepulchre

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