Study it in the app“that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. For the full amount of silver let him give it to me among you as a possession for a grave.””
that he may giveוְיִתֶּןmeלִיthe caveאֶת מְעָרַתof Machpelah,הַמַּכְפֵּלָהwhichאֲשֶׁרbelongs to him,לוֹwhichאֲשֶׁרis atבִּthe endקְצֵהof his field.שָׂדֵהוּFor the full amountבְּ מָלֵאof silverכֶסֶףlet him give itיִתְּנֶנָּהto meלִיamong youבְּתוֹכְכֶםas a possessionלַאֲחֻזַּתfor a grave.”קָבֶר
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appearscave
Cave.
Where else “mearat” 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” appearsend
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appearsfull
Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.
Where else “male” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “chesef” appearsmidst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appearspossession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appearstomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kaver” appears8He spoke with them, saying, “If it is your will that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar,
9 · This verse (above)
10Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth, of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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?
