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


In Context

17 So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre-both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field-was deeded

18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.

19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

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

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:20And 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.

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.