23:17 So Abraham secured 5 Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border,
1 tn Heb “were.”
2 map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.
3 tn Heb “as you go.”
4 tn Heb “as you go.”
5 tn Heb “And it was conveyed.” The recipient, Abraham (mentioned in the Hebrew text at the beginning of v. 18) has been placed here in the translation for stylistic reasons.