- 1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.וַיִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְשֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה
- 2And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.וַתָּ֣מָת שָׂרָ֗ה אַרְבַּ֛ע הִ֥וא חֶבְר֖וֹן בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וַיָּבֹא֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִסְפֹּ֥ד לְשָׂרָ֖ה וְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ
- 3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,וַיָּ֨קָם֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֣י מֵת֑וֹ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל בְּנֵי חֵ֖ת לֵאמֹֽר
- 4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב אָנֹכִ֖י עִמָּכֶ֑ם תְּנ֨וּ אֲחֻזַּת קֶ֨בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה מֵתִ֖י מִלְּפָנָֽי
- 5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,וַיַּעֲנ֧וּ בְנֵי חֵ֛ת אֶת אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר
- 6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.שְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ אֲדֹנִ֗י נְשִׂ֨יא אֱלֹהִ֤ים אַתָּה֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ בְּמִבְחַ֣ר קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ קְבֹ֖ר אֶת מֵתֶ֑ךָ אִ֣ישׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אֶת קִבְר֛וֹ לֹֽא יִכְלֶ֥ה מִמְּךָ֖ מִקְּבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ
- 7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.וַיָּ֧קָם אַבְרָהָ֛ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְעַם הָאָ֖רֶץ לִבְנֵי חֵֽת
- 8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם יֵ֣שׁ אֶֽת נַפְשְׁכֶ֗ם לִקְבֹּ֤ר אֶת מֵתִי֙ מִלְּפָנַ֔י שְׁמָע֕וּנִי וּפִגְעוּ בְּעֶפְר֥וֹן בֶּן צֹֽחַר
- 9That 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.וְיִתֶּן אֶת מְעָרַ֤ת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁר אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֣ה שָׂדֵ֑הוּ בְּכֶ֨סֶף מָלֵ֜א יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת קָֽבֶר
- 10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,וְעֶפְר֥וֹן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּת֣וֹךְ בְּנֵי חֵ֑ת וַיַּעַן֩ עֶפְר֨וֹן הַחִתִּ֤י אֶת אַבְרָהָם֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי חֵ֔ת לְכֹ֛ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר עִיר֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר
- 11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.לֹֽא אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי הַשָּׂדֶה֙ נָתַ֣תִּי וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר נְתַתִּ֑יהָ לְעֵינֵ֧י בְנֵי עַמִּ֛י נְתַתִּ֥יהָ קְבֹ֥ר מֵתֶֽךָ
- 12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ
- 13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל עֶפְר֜וֹן בְּאָזְנֵ֤י עַם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַ֛ךְ אִם אַתָּ֥ה ל֖וּ שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי נָתַ֜תִּי כֶּ֤סֶף הַשָּׂדֶה֙ קַ֣ח מִמֶּ֔נִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה אֶת מֵתִ֖י שָֽׁמָּה
- 14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,וַיַּ֧עַן עֶפְר֛וֹן אֶת אַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֥ר
- 15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.אֲדֹנִ֣י שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי אֶרֶץ֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ת שֶֽׁקֶל כֶּ֛סֶף בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵֽינְךָ֖ מַה הִ֑וא וְאֶת מֵתְךָ֖ קְבֹֽר
- 16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן אֶת הַכֶּ֕סֶף אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּאָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי חֵ֑ת אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שֶׁ֣קֶל כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַסֹּחֵֽר
- 17And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sureוַיָּ֣קָם שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר וְכָל הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב
- 18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם לְמִקְנָ֖ה לְעֵינֵ֣י בְנֵי חֵ֑ת בְּכֹ֖ל בָּאֵ֥י שַֽׁעַר עִירֽוֹ
- 19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.וְאַחֲרֵי כֵן֩ קָבַ֨ר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אֶל מְעָרַ֞ת שְׂדֵ֧ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה עַל פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן בְּאֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן
- 20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.וַיָּ֨קָם הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵי חֵֽת
Genesis 23 KJV
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Genesis 23 original-language research
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261 tagged Hebrew tokens79 distinct lexical entries20 of 20 verses source-tagged
אַבְרָהָםH85
Abraham, the later name of Abram
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
מוּתH4191
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
חֵתH2845
Cheth, an indigenous Canaanite
עֶפְרוֹןH6085
Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine
קָבַרH6912
to inter
שָׂדֶהH7704
a field (as flat)
נָתַןH5414
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
פָּנִיםH6440
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Genesis 23:1 | 4,743 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:2 | 6,494 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:3 | 3,244 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:4 | 4,606 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:5 | 2,092 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:6 | 7,805 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:7 | 4,560 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:8 | 7,948 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:9 | 7,185 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:10 | 7,986 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:11 | 5,891 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:12 | 3,484 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:13 | 9,252 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:14 | 3,322 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:15 | 6,006 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:16 | 9,788 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:17 | 7,363 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:18 | 2,624 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:19 | 8,290 | study verse |
| Genesis 23:20 | 4,354 | study verse |
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