Genesis 23:10

23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite ¹  replied to Abraham in the hearing ²  of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate ³  of his city –

Genesis 25:9

25:9 His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah ⁴  near Mamre, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar, the Hethite.

Genesis 36:2

36:2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: ⁵  Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Oholibamah the daughter of Anah and granddaughter ⁶  of Zibeon the Hivite,

Genesis 49:29

49:29 Then he instructed them, ⁷  “I am about to go ⁸  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

[23:10]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.

[23:10]  ² tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.

[23:10]  ³ sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.

[25:9]  ⁴ sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18).

[36:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “from the daughters of Canaan.”

[36:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “daughter,” but see Gen 36:24-25.

[49:29]  ¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.

[49:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.