Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



I will take nothing. Not a thread or a sandal strap. You will not be able to say: 'I have made Abram rich.'

Listen to us, my lord. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead. Abraham got up and bowed to the people of that region, the Hittites. He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar read more.
to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.


Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said: I am a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb that I can bury my dead wife. The Hittites answered Abraham: read more.
Listen to us, my lord. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead. Abraham got up and bowed to the people of that region, the Hittites. He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold to Abraham. His property included the field with the cave in it as well as all the trees inside the boundaries of the field. The Hittites together with all who had entered the city gate were the official witnesses for the agreement. Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (Hebron), in the land of Canaan. The Hittites sold the field and its cave to Abraham as his property to be used as a tomb.


Abraham got up and bowed to the people of that region, the Hittites. He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. read more.
Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.


Again Jesus groaned in himself. He went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid against it.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre.

to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. read more.
Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold to Abraham. His property included the field with the cave in it as well as all the trees inside the boundaries of the field. The Hittites together with all who had entered the city gate were the official witnesses for the agreement. Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (Hebron), in the land of Canaan. The Hittites sold the field and its cave to Abraham as his property to be used as a tomb.

Jacob told his sons: Soon I will die. I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought the cave from Ephron the Hittite to use as a burial place. It is near the field of Machpelah. It is also near the town of Mamre in Canaan. Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there. Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there. I also buried Leah there. read more.
The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites.

They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah east of Mamre. He was buried in the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial ground.


He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. read more.
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.

Then Boaz said to the close relative: Naomi has come back from the country of Moab. She is offering for a price that bit of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.


Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.


Jacob told his sons: Soon I will die. I want you to bury me in Machpelah Cave. Abraham bought the cave from Ephron the Hittite to use as a burial place. It is near the field of Machpelah. It is also near the town of Mamre in Canaan.

His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre.

They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah east of Mamre. He was buried in the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial ground.

He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: read more.
Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold to Abraham.


Then Boaz said to the close relative: Naomi has come back from the country of Moab. She is offering for a price that bit of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.

Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe. All the land became the king's property.

No! The king said to Araunah. I must buy it from you at a fair price. I will not offer Jehovah my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for one and one quarter pounds of silver.


Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said: I am a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb that I can bury my dead wife. The Hittites answered Abraham: read more.
Listen to us, my lord. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead. Abraham got up and bowed to the people of that region, the Hittites. He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold to Abraham. His property included the field with the cave in it as well as all the trees inside the boundaries of the field. The Hittites together with all who had entered the city gate were the official witnesses for the agreement. Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (Hebron), in the land of Canaan. The Hittites sold the field and its cave to Abraham as his property to be used as a tomb.

The leaders and the others said: Yes, we are witnesses. May Jehovah make your wife become like Rachel and Leah, who bore many children to Jacob. May you become rich in the clan of Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Then Boaz said to the close relative: Naomi has come back from the country of Moab. She is offering for a price that bit of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech. I am giving you a chance to take it with the approval of those seated here, the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relative to do, then do it. If you will not do it, say so to me now. There is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you, myself. And he said: I will do it. Then Boaz said: On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage. read more.
The near relative said: I am not able to redeem it for myself, for fear of damaging the heritage I have. You may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself. It was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give to the buyer to settle a sale or exchange of property. By doing this, Israelites showed that the matter was settled. So when the man said to Boaz: You buy it, he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.

I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle's son. I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver. I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy. read more.
I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle's son and in the sight of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, before all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard. I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying: Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel says: Take these deeds, this sealed deed of purchase and this open deed, and put them in an earthenware jar, that they may be preserved a long time.


There was no needy person among them for as many as possessed land or houses sold them, and brought the money from the things that were sold.

He bought the piece of land on which he pitched his tents. He bought it from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of silver.

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. They kept back part of the money. His wife was also knowledgeable of the transaction. They brought part of the funds to the apostles. Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the money from the land sale? read more.
While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your power? Why did you conceive this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God. Hearing these words Ananias fell down and died. Great fear came over all those who heard these things. The young men arose, covered him up, and carried him out, and buried him. About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. Peter said to her: Tell me whether you sold the land for such a price? And she said: Yes, we did.

Abraham left the side of his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said: I am a stranger with no permanent home. Let me have some of your property for a tomb that I can bury my dead wife. The Hittites answered Abraham: read more.
Listen to us, my lord. You are a mighty leader among us. Bury your dead in one of our best tombs. Not one of us will withhold from you his tomb for burying your dead. Abraham got up and bowed to the people of that region, the Hittites. He said: If you are willing to let me bury my wife here, please ask Ephron son of Zohar to sell me Machpelah Cave. It is near the edge of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for its full price here in your presence. Then I can own it as a burial ground. Ephron was sitting with the other Hittites at the meeting place at the city gate. He answered in the hearing of everyone there: Hear me my lord, I give you the field, including the cave. It is yours. With my own people as witnesses, I freely give it to you as a burial place for your dead. Once again, Abraham bowed down. He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. Ephron's field at Machpelah, east of Mamre, was sold to Abraham. His property included the field with the cave in it as well as all the trees inside the boundaries of the field. The Hittites together with all who had entered the city gate were the official witnesses for the agreement.


He bought the piece of land on which he pitched his tents. He bought it from the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for one hundred pieces of silver.

My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.


Then Boaz said to the close relative: Naomi has come back from the country of Moab. She is offering for a price that bit of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.

My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.

Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for the king. Every Egyptian was forced to sell his land, because the famine was so severe. All the land became the king's property.

No! The king said to Araunah. I must buy it from you at a fair price. I will not offer Jehovah my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the cattle for one and one quarter pounds of silver.



Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books and burned them in the sight of everyone. When they totaled the value of them it came to about fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Do not take gold, silver, or copper money in your money belt.

They were glad to hear it and promised to give him money. He looked for ways how he might conveniently deliver Jesus to them.

He asked them: What are you willing to give me to deliver him to you? They paid him thirty pieces of silver.

For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised. This includes those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner, those who are not your offspring.

He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land. He said: If you will only please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Accept it from me that I may bury my dead there. Ephron answered Abraham: My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead. read more.
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.

We may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

He said to Sarah: Do not forget that I have given your brother twenty-five pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You are completely cleared.


He said to his mother: When someone stole those eleven hundred pieces of silver from you, you put a curse on the robber. I heard you do it. Look, I have the money. I am the one who took it. His mother said: Jehovah blesses you.

Nothing is wrong, answered Gehazi. But my master sent me to tell you that just now two members of the group of prophets in the hill country of Ephraim arrived. He would like you to give them three thousand pieces of silver and two changes of fine clothes.

He said to Sarah: Do not forget that I have given your brother twenty-five pounds of silver. This is to silence any criticism against you from everyone with you. You are completely cleared.

My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.


Omri bought a hill from Shemer for one hundred and fifty pounds of silver. He fortified the hill and built the city of Samaria on it. He named the city after its former owner, Shemer.

Some of the Midianite traders approached. The brothers pulled Joseph out of the well and sold him for twenty pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites. They took him to Egypt.

My lord, listen to me. It is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.