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And Abraham rose up and bowed to the people of the land, to the Hittites.[a] And he spoke with them, saying, “If you are willing[b] that I bury my dead from before me, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may sell[c] to me the cave of Machpelah which belongs to him,[d] which is at the end of his field. At full value let him sell[e] it to me in your midst as a burial site.”[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:7 Or “sons of Heth”
  2. Genesis 23:8 Literally “if there is with your inner selves / souls”
  3. Genesis 23:9 Or “give”
  4. Genesis 23:9 Literally “which is to him”
  5. Genesis 23:9 Or “give”
  6. Genesis 23:9 Literally “ownership of a grave”