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The fieldהַשָּׂדֶהand the caveוְהַמְּעָרָהthatאֲשֶׁרwas in itבּוֹwere made overוַיָּקָםto Abrahamלְאַבְרָהָםas a possessionלַאֲחֻזַּתfor a graveקָבֶרbyמֵאֵתthe sonsבְּנֵיof Heth.חֵת
Genesis 23:20
Study it in the app“The field and the cave that was in it were made over to Abraham as a possession for a grave by the sons of Heth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 23:20, word by word
- The fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- and the caveמְּעָרָהmeara
cave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appears- were made overיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- as a possessionאֲחֻזַּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears- for a graveקָבֶרkaver
tomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kaver” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Hethחֵתchet
Heth
Heth, son of Canaan, from whom the Hittites (the "sons of Heth") came.
Where else “chet” appears
The context
19After this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
20 · This verse (above)
To study Genesis 23 in a group
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?