Genesis 23:9 וְיִתֶּן־ to sell wə·yit·ten- לִ֗י me lî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מְעָרַ֤ת the cave mə·‘ā·raṯ הַמַּכְפֵּלָה֙ of Machpelah ham·maḵ·pê·lāh אֲשֶׁר־ that belongs ’ă·šer- ל֔וֹ to him ; lōw אֲשֶׁ֖ר it ’ă·šer בִּקְצֵ֣ה is at the end biq·ṣêh שָׂדֵ֑הוּ of his field . śā·ḏê·hū יִתְּנֶ֥נָּה Let him sell it yit·tə·nen·nāh לִ֛י to me lî בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם in your presence bə·ṯō·wḵ·ḵem מָלֵ֜א for full mā·lê בְּכֶ֨סֶף price , bə·ḵe·sep̄ קָֽבֶר׃ so that [I may have] a burial qā·ḇer לַאֲחֻזַּת־ site . ” la·’ă·ḥuz·zaṯ- Genesis 23:10 וְעֶפְר֥וֹן Now Ephron wə·‘ep̄·rō·wn יֹשֵׁ֖ב was sitting yō·šêḇ בְּת֣וֹךְ among bə·ṯō·wḵ בְּנֵי־ the sons bə·nê- חֵ֑ת of Heth . ḥêṯ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י So in the presence bə·’ā·zə·nê לְכֹ֛ל of all lə·ḵōl בְנֵי־ the Hittites ḇə·nê- חֵ֔ת . . . ḥêṯ בָּאֵ֥י who had come bā·’ê שַֽׁעַר־ to the gate ša·‘ar- עִיר֖וֹ of his city , ‘î·rōw לֵאמֹֽר׃ . . . lê·mōr עֶפְר֨וֹן Ephron ‘ep̄·rō·wn הַחִתִּ֤י the Hittite ha·ḥit·tî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּעַן֩ answered way·ya·‘an אַבְרָהָם֙ Abraham , ’aḇ·rā·hām Genesis 23:11 לֹֽא־ “ No , lō- אֲדֹנִ֣י my lord . ’ă·ḏō·nî שְׁמָעֵ֔נִי Listen to me . šə·mā·‘ê·nî נָתַ֣תִּי I give nā·ṯat·tî לָ֔ךְ you lāḵ הַשָּׂדֶה֙ the field , haś·śā·ḏeh נְתַתִּ֑יהָ and I give nə·ṯat·tî·hā וְהַמְּעָרָ֥ה you the cave wə·ham·mə·‘ā·rāh אֲשֶׁר־ that is in it . ’ă·šer- בּ֖וֹ - bōw נְתַתִּ֥יהָ I give it nə·ṯat·tî·hā לְךָ֣ to you lə·ḵā לָּ֖ךְ lāḵ לְעֵינֵ֧י in the presence lə·‘ê·nê בְנֵי־ of my people ḇə·nê- עַמִּ֛י . . . . ‘am·mî קְבֹ֥ר Bury qə·ḇōr מֵתֶֽךָ׃ your dead . ” mê·ṯe·ḵā Genesis 23:12 אַבְרָהָ֔ם Again Abraham ’aḇ·rā·hām וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ bowed down way·yiš·ta·ḥū לִפְנֵ֖י before lip̄·nê עַ֥ם the people ‘am הָאָֽרֶץ׃ of the land hā·’ā·reṣ Genesis 23:13 וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר and said way·ḏab·bêr אֶל־ to ’el- עֶפְר֜וֹן Ephron ‘ep̄·rō·wn בְּאָזְנֵ֤י in their presence bə·’ā·zə·nê עַם־ . . . ‘am- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ . . . hā·’ā·reṣ לֵאמֹ֔ר . . . , lê·mōr אַ֛ךְ . . . ’aḵ אִם־ “ If ’im- אַתָּ֥ה you ’at·tāh ל֖וּ will please lū שְׁמָעֵ֑נִי listen to me , šə·mā·‘ê·nî נָתַ֜תִּי I will pay you nā·ṯat·tî כֶּ֤סֶף the price ke·sep̄ הַשָּׂדֶה֙ of the field . haś·śā·ḏeh קַ֣ח Accept qaḥ מִמֶּ֔נִּי it from me , mim·men·nî וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה so that I may bury wə·’eq·bə·rāh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מֵתִ֖י my dead mê·ṯî שָֽׁמָּה׃ there . ” šām·māh Genesis 23:14 עֶפְר֛וֹן Ephron ‘ep̄·rō·wn אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיַּ֧עַן answered way·ya·‘an

