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 23:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 23:917 words
וְיִתֶּןwəyitenAnd give
לִיlîTo
אֶתʾet—
מְעָרַתməʿāratCavern
הַמַּכְפֵּלָהhamaḵəpēlāhThe Makpelah
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
לוֹlwōTo
אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho
בִּקְצֵהbiqəṣēhIn extremity
שָׂדֵהוּśādēhûField
בְּכֶסֶףbəḵesep̄In silver
מָלֵאmālēʾFull
יִתְּנֶנָּהyitənenāhGive
לִיlîTo
בְּתוֹכְכֶםbətwōḵəḵemIn bisection
לַאֲחֻזַּתlaʾăḥuzatTo seized
קָבֶרqāverSepulchre
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