Genesis 23:9-11

Amplified Bible

⁹so that he may give (sell) me the cave of Machpelah which he owns—it is at the end of his field; let him give it to me here in your presence for the full price as a burial site [which I may keep forever among you].” ¹⁰Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so within the hearing of all the sons of Heth and all who were entering the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying, ¹¹“No, my lord, hear me; I ^[a]give you the [entire] field, and I also give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the men of my people I give (sell) it to you; bury your dead [there].”

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Footnotes

Genesis 23:11 This was not an offer to give the land to Abraham as a gift, but part of the negotiating process of the time.

Genesis 23:9-11

New International Version

⁹so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,^(A) which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”

¹⁰Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites^(B) who had come to the gate^(C) of his city. ¹¹“No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give^[a]^(D) you the field, and I give^[b] you the cave that is in it. I give^[c] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”