Genesis 23

Sarah dies at age 127; Avraham negotiates with the sons of Chet and purchases the cave of Makhpelah from Ephron the Hittite for 400 shekels of silver as a burial site.[1]

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שְׁמָעֵ֣/נוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤍𐤅 shemaenu Hear us Hear us Hear us HVqv2ms/Sp1cp אֲדֹנִ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs נְשִׂ֨יא 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀 nesi a mighty prince exalted leader of exalted leader of HNcmsc אֱלֹהִ֤ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you you HPp2ms בְּ/תוֹכֵ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤍𐤅 betokhenu among us in our midst in our midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp בְּ/מִבְחַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤁𐤇𐤓 bemivechar in the choicest in the choicest of in the choicest of HR/Ncmsc קְבָרֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤍𐤅 qevareynu of our graves our burial-places our burial-places HNcmpc/Sp1cp קְבֹ֖ר 𐤒𐤁𐤓 qevor bury bury! bury HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מֵתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤌𐤕/𐤊 metekha your dead your dying one your dead one HVqrmsc/Sp2ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish none man man HNcmsa מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu of us from us from us HR/Sp1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo קִבְר֛/וֹ 𐤒𐤁𐤓/𐤅 qivero his grave his burial-place his grave HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo will not not not HTn יִכְלֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤄 yikheleh refuse he restrains he restrains HVqi3ms מִמְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha from you from you from you HR/Sp2ms מִ/קְּבֹ֥ר 𐤌/𐤒𐤁𐤓 miqevor from burying from burying from burying HR/Vqc מֵתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤌𐤕/𐤊 metekha-2 your dead your dying one your dead one HVqrmsc/Sp2ms
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וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and he spoke he declared and he spoke HC/Vpw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR עֶפְר֜וֹן 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤍 eferon Ephron Dustling Eferon HNp בְּ/אָזְנֵ֤י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the hearing of in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc עַם 𐤏𐤌 am the people gathered people the people HNcmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) of the land the earth of the land HTd/Ncbsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc אַ֛ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe but surely surely HTa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms ל֖וּ 𐤋𐤅 lu please if only if only HC שְׁמָעֵ֑/נִי 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤍𐤉 shemaeni listen to me listen to me listen to me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs נָתַ֜תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I give I gave I gave HVqp1cs כֶּ֤סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef money silver silver HNcmsc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa קַ֣ח 𐤒𐤇 qach take Take! Take! HVqv2ms מִמֶּ֔/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me from me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אֶקְבְּרָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤄 veeqeberah and I will bury and let me bury and let me bury HC/Vqh1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker [·] HTo מֵתִ֖/י 𐤌𐤕/𐤉 meti my dead my dead one my dead one HVqrmsc/Sp1cs שָֽׁמָּ/ה 𐤔𐤌/𐤄 shamah there to that place there HD/Sd
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וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema listened and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָם֮ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR עֶפְרוֹן֒ 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤍 eferon Ephron Dustling Eferon HNp וַ/יִּשְׁקֹ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤋 vayisheqol weighed out and he weighed and he weighed HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp לְ/עֶפְרֹ֔ן 𐤋/𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤍 leeferon for Ephron to Ephron to Eferon HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/כֶּ֕סֶף 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef the silver the silver the silver HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr דִּבֶּ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he had named he declared he spoke HVpp3ms בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉 beazeney in the hearing of in the ears of in the ears of HR/Ncfdc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc חֵ֑ת 𐤇𐤕 chet Heth Heth Chet HNp אַרְבַּ֤ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four four four HAcfsa מֵאוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds hundred HAcbpa שֶׁ֣קֶל 𐤔𐤒𐤋 sheqel shekels weighing-unit of shekel of HNcmsc כֶּ֔סֶף 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef of silver silver silver HNcmsa עֹבֵ֖ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over current one crossing over current HVqrmsa לַ/סֹּחֵֽר 𐤋/𐤎𐤇𐤓 lasocher with the merchant the trading-one with the merchant HRd/Vqrmsa
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וַ/יָּ֣קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam uku-ima (Bemba) was deeded and he rose up and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms שְׂדֵ֣ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh field open field of field of HNcmsc עֶפְר֗וֹן 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤍 eferon Ephron's Dustling Eferon HNp אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr בַּ/מַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤐𐤋𐤄 bamakhepelah in Machpelah in the Double-portion in Makhepelah HRd/Np אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc מַמְרֵ֑א 𐤌𐤌𐤓𐤀 mamere Mamre Mamre Mamere HNp הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/מְּעָרָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤄 vehamearah and the cave and the cave and the cave HC/Td/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that that-which that which HTr בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it in it HR/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עֵץ֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the trees the tree the tree HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-4 that that-which that which HTr בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field in the field HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-5 that that-which that which HTr בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal kila (Swahili) within all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc גְּבֻל֖/וֹ 𐤂𐤁𐤋/𐤅 gevulo its borders his boundary his boundary HNcmsc/Sp3ms סָבִֽיב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv around surrounding area around HNcbsa
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