Genesis 23:16-18

23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ¹  and weighed ²  out for him ³  the price ⁴  that Ephron had quoted ⁵  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ⁶ 

23:17 So Abraham secured ⁷  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, 23:18 as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city. ⁸ 

Genesis 25:9

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

Genesis 35:27

35:27 So Jacob came back to his father Isaac in Mamre, ¹⁰  to Kiriath Arba ¹¹  (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had stayed. ¹² 

Genesis 35:29

35:29 Then Isaac breathed his last and joined his ancestors. ¹³  He died an old man who had lived a full life. ¹⁴  His sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 49:29-31

49:29 Then he instructed them, ¹⁵  “I am about to go ¹⁶  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite. 49:30 It is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought for a burial plot from Ephron the Hittite. 49:31 There they buried Abraham and his wife Sarah; there they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah; and there I buried Leah.

Genesis 49:2

49:2 “Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob;

listen to Israel, your father.

Genesis 21:18

21:18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”

[23:16]  ¹ tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”

[23:16]  ² tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”

[23:16]  ³ tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “silver.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.

[23:17]  ⁷ 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.

[23:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “his city”; the referent (Ephron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

[35:27]  ¹⁰ tn This is an adverbial accusative of location.

[35:27]  ¹¹ tn The name “Kiriath Arba” is in apposition to the preceding name, “Mamre.”

[35:27]  ¹² tn The Hebrew verb גּוּר (gur), traditionally rendered “to sojourn,” refers to temporary settlement without ownership rights.

[35:29]  ¹³ tn Heb “and Isaac expired and died and he was gathered to his people.” In the ancient Israelite view he joined his deceased ancestors in Sheol, the land of the dead.

[35:29]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “old and full of years.”

[49:29]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.