I would like to buy the cave of Machpelah. Ephron owns this. It is at the end of his field. I will pay him the full price—all that it is worth. I want all of you to be witnesses that I am buying it as a burial place.”
Genesis 23:10 - Easy To Read Version Ephron was sitting there among the people. Ephron answered Abraham, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so, in the hearing of all who went in at the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying, American Standard Version (1901) Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, Common English Bible Now Ephron was a native Hittite. So Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham publicly in order that the Hittites and everyone at his city’s gate could hear: Catholic Public Domain Version Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron responded to Abraham in the hearing of everyone who was entering at the gate of his city, saying: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying: |
I would like to buy the cave of Machpelah. Ephron owns this. It is at the end of his field. I will pay him the full price—all that it is worth. I want all of you to be witnesses that I am buying it as a burial place.”
The servant took ten of Abraham’s camels and left that place. The servant carried with him many different kinds of beautiful gifts. The servant went to Mesopotamia to Nahor’s city.
Hamor and Shechem went to the meeting place of their city. They spoke to the men of the city and said,
All the men who heard this in the meeting place agreed with Hamor and Shechem. And every man was circumcised at that time.
“Those were the days\par when I went to the city gate\par and sat with the elders of the city\par in the public meeting place.\par
Then the Lord will give wisdom to the judges that rule his people. The Lord will give strength to the people in battles at the city gates.
So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,