Study it in the app“The field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which is facing Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, that were within all its borders all around, were made over”
The fieldשְׂדֵהof Ephronעֶפְרוֹןwhichאֲשֶׁרwas in Machpelah,בַּמַּכְפֵּלָהwhichאֲשֶׁרis facingלִפְנֵיMamre,מַמְרֵאthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand the caveוְהַמְּעָרָהthatאֲשֶׁרwas in itבּוֹand allוְכָלthe treesהָעֵץthatאֲשֶׁרwere in the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthatאֲשֶׁרwere within allבְּכָלits bordersגְּבֻלוֹall around,סָבִיבwere made overוַיָּקָם
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appearsEphron
Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.
Where else “efron” appearsMachpelah
Machpelah, the place near Hebron with the cave that Abraham bought to bury Sarah. Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah and Jacob were also buried there.
Where else “machpela” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsMamre
Mamre, the name of an Amorite ally of Abram and of the place with oaks near Hebron where Abraham lived.
Where else “mamre” appearscave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appearstree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appearsborder
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appearsaround
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appearsrise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears16Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current among the merchants.
17 · This verse (above)
18to Abraham as a purchase in the sight of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when Sarah died, and how did he obtain a place to bury her (vv. 2-16)?
2. What it means
What does the conversation at the city gate show about how Abraham treats the sons of Heth and Ephron (vv. 7-16)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone who is grieving this week?
