So the field and the cave that was in it were handed over to Abraham as a gravesite from the sons of Heth.
Genesis 49:30 - Tree of Life Version in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, that is next to Mamre in the land of Canaan—the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a property for burial. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the cave in the field at Machpelah, east of Mamre in the land of Canaan, that Abraham bought, along with the field of Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a cemetery. [Gen. 23:17-20.] American Standard Version (1901) in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burying-place. Common English Bible in the cave that’s in the field of Machpelah near Mamre in the land of Canaan that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite as a burial property. Catholic Public Domain Version opposite Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought, along with its field, from Ephron the Hittite, as a possession for burial. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Over against Mambre in the land of Chanaan, which Abraham bought together with the field of Ephron the Hethite for a possession to bury in. |
So the field and the cave that was in it were handed over to Abraham as a gravesite from the sons of Heth.
Then Abraham rose from before his dead one and spoke to the sons of Heth saying,
“I am an outsider and a sojourner among you. Give me a gravesite among you so that I may bury my dead from before my presence.”
Then Isaac and Ishmael his sons buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, next to Mamre,