Bible verse

Genesis 23:18

to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:18 · BSB

Genesis 23:18 in context

The verses around it, from Genesis 23.

14 Ephron answered Abraham,

15 “Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.

17 So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over

18 to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

20 So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.

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Genesis 23:18 in other translations

KJV

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

ASV

unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

ERV

unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

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