20And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth.


In Context

17 And the field that before was Ephron's, wherein was the double cave, looking towards Mambre, both it and the cave, and all the trees thereof in all its limits round about,

18 Was made sure to Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the children of Heth, and of all that went in at the gate of his city.

19 And so Abraham buried Sara his wife, in a double cave of the field, that looked towards Mambre, this is Hebron in the land of Chanaan.

20 And the field was made sure to Abraham, and the cave that was in it, for a possession to bury in, by the children of Heth.

Genesis 23:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field, and the cave that [is] therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:20So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field and the cave that was in it were assured to Abraham for a possession of a sepulchre by the sons of Heth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the children of Heth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field, and the cave that is in it were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, by the sons of Heth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:20and established are the field, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burial plot by the sons of Heth.