Genesis 23:20 - Compare All Versions

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

The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.

So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place.

The field with its cave passed from the Hethites to Abraham  as burial property.

And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.

That’s how Ephron’s field next to Mamre—the field, its cave, and all the trees within its borders—became Abraham’s property. The town council of Hittites witnessed the transaction. Abraham then proceeded to bury his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah that is next to Mamre, present-day Hebron, in the land of Canaan. The field and its cave went from the Hittites into Abraham’s possession as a burial plot.

So the field and the cave that was in it were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.

The field and the cave in it were deeded over to Abraham by the Hittites as a [permanent] possession and burial place.

So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.