Genesis - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 21

which is in it, and all the trees which it in the presence of the sons of Heth, buried Sarah his wife in the cave of were in thc field, with all the hedge around it. Thus Abraham bought of all who came to the gate of the town; and after that, Abraham 24-12 GENESIS. 23-··3 IO II- I2 16 18 Then Abraham rose up from the presence of his dead, and spoke to Iam a _ foreigner and wanderer with you, give me the possession of a grave among you, and I can bury my dead from my sight} And the sons of Heth replied to

We listen to my lord, who stands like a god among us. Choose from our tombs a grave for your dead. None of us will deny his tomb to you, where you can bury your dead. Then Abraham rose up, and bowed

to the people of the land, to the sous of Heth, and addressed them saying; ‘ If it is in your minds to let my dead be buried from my sight, listen to me, and apply for me to Ephron, the son of Tzohar, and let him sell to me the Cave of Macphelah, which is within the boundaries of his land. He shall sell it to me for full value as a tomb possessed among you. Now Ephron resided among the

sons of Heth, and Ephron spoke after Abraham, in the hearing of the sons of Heth, to all who came to the No, my lord, listen to me! I give you the field, and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people; I give it to you as a grave to bury your dead. Then Abraham bowed to the people

of the land; and addressed Ephron in the hearing of the people of the Nay, if you are dis- posed to listen to me, I will pay you money for the field; so accept it from me and I will bury my dead there} Then Ephron, in reply to Abraham

My lord, listen to me; for four hundred shekels of money between me and you, the land is ·yours, and you can bury your dead. So Abraham listened to Ephron,

and Abraham weighed to Ephron the money which he had agreed upon, in the sight of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver currency. Thus he bought the field of Ephron, that is in Macphelah, which is oppo- site Mamrah, the field and the·cave the field of Macphelah, opposite Mamrah} in the land of Canan; and the field with the cave in it was zo acquired by Abraham for a burial ground from the sons of Heth. El]: Qisiurg nf Usuafs marriage. Abraham however grew old, and 24 advanced in years; and the LORD had prospered Abraham in everything. Then Abraham said to his servant, the chief of hishousehold, and steward I wish you to put your hand under my thigh, and take an oath to me by the EVER-Livmo, the Gon of Heayen, and the Gov of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the Cananites, among whom I reside; but that you will go to my old family, and take a wife for my son Isaac. If a

woman does not desire to come along with me to this country, shall I return and take your son to the land from which you came ? ' When Abraham. in reply to him

Be careful not to take my son there. The EvEn—1.1vme, the Gon of Heaven, who took me from my father’s home, andtfrom the land of my birth, and who spoke to me, and also took oath to me, saying, ‘ I will give this country to your race,' He will send His Messenger before you; and you will bring a wife for my son from there. But if a woman does not desire to come along with you, then you shall be free from this oath; except that you must never take my Abraham’s servant accordingly put

his hand under the thigh of his master, and took an oath to him upon this matter. The servant afterwards took ten camels of his master, and plenty of his master's wealth in his hand, and rose up, and went to Aram- between—the-Rivers, to the town of Nahor; and he knelt the camels out- side the town, at the well of water, in the evening, at the time when they came out to draw water, and prayed ;~—· Evan-Livino Gon of my master,

Abraham, turn now Your face to-day, and do a kindness to my master IO II I2

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the note of an ancient editor, not part of the original text, for Hebron had not attained its name in the days of Moses.»·—F. F.