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Genesis 23
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Genesis
Abraham
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Abraham
, person
Heth
, person
Ephron
, person
Sarah
, person
Machpelah
, place
Canaan
, place
Hebron
, place
Mamre
, place
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Berean Standard Bible
1
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Emyâka Sara alamire liri igana na makumi abirhi na nda,
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Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
2
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afîra aha Kiriyati-Arba, ho haligi aha Hebroni, omu cihugo c’e Kanâni. Abrahamu ayisha ali oku bufîre bwa Sara.
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She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
3
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Abrahamu ayimanga embere z’omugogo gwâge, abwîra bene Heti, erhi:
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Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
4
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«Eno mwinyu, ndi yo mubunga nanciri cigolo. Mumpe nâni oluvumbu ntenze oyu muntu wâni mmubishemwo.»
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“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
5
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Bene Heti bashuza Abrahamu, mpu:
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
6
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«Yâgirwa orhuyumve nîrhu! Woyo ekarhî kîrhu, oliyo muluzi wa Nyamuzinda, ocîshoge nguma omu nshinda zîrhu, obishemwo omuntu wâwe, ntâye wankakulahirira enshinda wabishamwo mukâwe».
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“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
7
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Abrahamu ayimanga ayunama embere z’olubaga lw’ecihugo ca bene Heti,
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Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
8
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abashambàlira ntya, erhi: «Akabà muyemire ogu mugogo gwâni guntengekwo ngubîshe, munyumve munansengerere emwa Efroni, mugala wa Sohari,
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“If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
9
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andekere olukunda lwa Makipela, lubà lwâge lunali oku irhwêrhwè ly’ishwa lyâge. Alumpe namuguliralwo lwoshi embere zinyu, lubè luvumbu lwâni».
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to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
10
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Ago mango Efroni ali abwârhîre ekarhî ka bene Heti; Efroni, Muhititi ashuza Abrahamu embere za bene Héti boshi n’embere z’abakazâg’itwa ec’olusò n’okujà omu lugo,
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Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,
11
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erhi: «Nanga, nnâhamwîrhu onyumve erhi kwo. Nkuhîre eryo ishwa, nkuhîre n’olwo lukunda lilimwo, nkugabirelyo omu masù g’abâna b’ekà. Obishemwo omuntu wâwe».
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“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12
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Abrahamu ayunama embere z’olubaga lw’eco cihugo.
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Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
13
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Abwîra Efroni embere z’olubaga lw’eco cihugo, erhi: «Orhang’iyumva erhi kwo! Mpânyire engulo y’eryo ishwa, oyiyêmêre nâni, na ntyo nanabishamwo omuntu wâni».
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and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
14
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Efroni ashuza Abrahamu, erhi:
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Ephron answered Abraham,
15
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«Nnâhamwîrhu, onyumve erhi kwo: ishwa lya magana anni ga sikêli za nsaranga cirigi cici eco kuli rhwe rhwembi? Obishe omuntu wâwe».
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“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
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Abrahamu ayêmêra Efroni, Abrahamu agerera Efroni zirya nfaranga anaderhaga embere za bene Heti, galya magana anni g’esikeli z’enfaranga; go magerha gali garhonyire emwa abarhunzi.
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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
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Ntyo ishwa lya Efroni libà aha Makipela, ishiriza lya Mambri, ishwa n’olukunda lulirimwo, haguma n’emirhi yalirimwo kuhebakwo n’olubibi lwâlyo,
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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
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byoshi byashuba bya Abrahamu omu masù ga bene Heti boshi n’embere za ngasi boshi banakazâg’itwa ec’olusò n’okujà omu lugo.
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to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
19
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Oku bundi, Abrahamu abisha mukâge Sara omu lwâla lwa Makipela ishiriza lya Mambri omu Hebroni, cihugo ca Kanâni.
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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
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Ntyo kwo Abrahamu abonaga ishwa n’olukunda lwalibagamwo emwa bene Heti; lwashuba luvumbu lwâge.
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So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
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