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Genesis 23:18
New English Translation
Genesis 23:18
New English Translation
18 as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron’s city.[a]
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- Genesis 23:18 tn Heb “his city”; the referent (Ephron) has been specified in the translation for clarity.sn See G. M. Tucker, “The Legal Background of Genesis 23, ” JBL 85 (1966):77-84; and M. R. Lehmann, “Abraham’s Purchase of Machpelah and Hittite Law,” BASOR 129 (1953): 15-18.
Genesis 23:18
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 23:18
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
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