Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so both the field and the cave that is therein, was made unto Abraham a sure possession to bury in, of the sons of Heth.
New American Standard Bible
So the field and the cave that is in it,
King James Version
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Holman Bible
The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham
International Standard Version
And so the field with its cave was deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
A Conservative Version
And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.
American Standard Version
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.
Amplified
The field and the cave in it were deeded over to Abraham by the Hittites as a [permanent] possession and burial place.
Bible in Basic English
And the field and the hollow rock were handed over to Abraham as his property by the children of Heth.
Darby Translation
And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth.
Julia Smith Translation
And the field will stand, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for the possession of a burying place, from the sons of Heth.
King James 2000
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made over to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the field and the cave which [was] in it {passed} to Abraham as {a burial site} from the Hittites.
Modern King James verseion
And the field, and the cave that is in it, were certified to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth.
NET Bible
So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.
New Heart English Bible
The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.
The Emphasized Bible
So was confirmed the field with the cave which was therein to Abraham, for a possession of a buryingplace, - from the sons of Heth.
Webster
And the field, and the cave that is in it were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, by the sons of Heth.
World English Bible
The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.
Youngs Literal Translation
and established are the field, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.
Themes
Abraham » He purchases a place for her burial, and buries her in a cave
Business life » Contracts » Examples of
Caves » Found in the » Open fields
Courts of justice » Inferior » All transfers of property made before
Hittites » Called the » Sons of heth
Land » Conveyance of, by written deeds and other forms
Machpelah » The burying place of sarah, abraham, isaac, rebekah, leah, and jacob
Topics
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 23:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Sarah's Death And Burial
19 And then Abraham buried Sara his wife in the double cave of the field that lieth before Mamre, otherwise called Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20 And so both the field and the cave that is therein, was made unto Abraham a sure possession to bury in, of the sons of Heth.
Phrases
Cross References
Ruth 4:7-10
Now this was the manner of old time in Israel concerning purchase and changing, for to establish all things: that a man must pluck off his shoe and give it his neighbour, and this was a witness in Israel.
Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the double cave in the field of Ephron, son of Zoar the Hittite before Mamre.
Genesis 49:31-32
There they buried Abraham and Sara his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebecca his wife. And there I buried Lea:
Genesis 50:5
my father made me swear and said, 'Lo, I die, see that thou bury me in my grave which I have made me in the land of Canaan.' Now therefore let me go and bury my father, and then will I come again."
Genesis 50:13
And his sons carried him into the land of Canaan and buried him in the double cave which Abraham had bought with the field to be a place to bury in, of Ephron the Hittite before Mamre.
Genesis 50:24-25
And Joseph said unto his brethren, "I die; And God will surely visit you and bring you out of this land, unto the land which he sware unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."
2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said unto Araunah, "Not so, but I will buy it of thee at a price, and will not offer sacrifice unto the LORD my God that shall cost me nought." And so David bought the threshing floor, and the oxen for fifty sicles of silver.
2 Kings 21:18
And Manasseh laid him to sleep with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, even in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
Jeremiah 32:10-14
I caused him also to make me a writing, and to seal it, and called record thereby, and weighed him there the money upon the weights.