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that he may sell[a] to me the cave of Machpelah which belongs to him,[b] which is at the end of his field. At full value let him sell[c] it to me in your midst as a burial site.”[d] 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites.[e] And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites[f] with respect to all who were entering the gate of his city, and said, 11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave which is in it, I also give it to you in the sight of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:9 Or “give”
  2. Genesis 23:9 Literally “which is to him”
  3. Genesis 23:9 Or “give”
  4. Genesis 23:9 Literally “ownership of a grave”
  5. Genesis 23:10 Or “sons of Heth”
  6. Genesis 23:10 Or “sons of Heth”