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Genesis 23
23
Genesis
Abraham
Chongthu Bible
Abraham
, person
Heth
, person
Ephron
, person
Sarah
, person
Machpelah
, place
Canaan
, place
Hebron
, place
Mamre
, place
1 more
Chongthu Bible
Berean Standard Bible
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Sarah chu kum jakhat le kum somni le kum sagi jen ahingin,
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Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
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Sarah chu Kiriath-arba kiti mun'a athi tan, hichu Hebron kiti Canaan gamsunga um ahi, hichun Abraham chu Sarah umlou jeh a lunghel le mitlhi longin achup in ahi.
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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.
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Hichun ajinu long adalhah ding jeh in Hit mite ho kom'a aseijin,
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Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
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“Keima gam chom mi kahin nangho lah a maljin bou kahi. Gambeh neo khat nei chohsah un, chuti le keiman ka jinu hi phaten kivui thei ing'e,” ati.
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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.”
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Hit mite ho chun Abraham adonbut un,
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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Ja umtah kapu thuseiyu ngaiyin, nangma Pathen a leng chapa banga keiho lah a uma keiho lhan khuh aphapen khat a khun na thilong chu vui jengin, kalah uva mihem khatcha jong hi alhankhuh na itpeh a na thilong na vuisah louding aumpoi,” atiuve.
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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.”
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Hichun Abraham ading doh in agamsung mipite Hit miho chu salam bol din abohkhup tai.
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Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
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Abraham'in aseijin, “Nangman nei kithopi nom kahen ahithei ding le Ephron Zohar chapa kom'a nei seipeh uvin.”
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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
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“Ajeh chu agamgi chin a um ama Machpelah songlhan keo khu eipeh theiya ahile ken jong lhan mun'a kaman jing dingin nangho umpet tah hin aman alhingset in peng kate,” ati.
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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.”
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Ephron chu mipi lah a atoupet ahin, Abraham chu adonbut in midang hon jong athusei chu aja cheh un, Hit mite ho khopi sunga um jouse jah ah hitin aseiye.
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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,
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“Hithei ponte ka Pakai,” tin Abraham chu adonbut e, “Lungset tah in ka thusei hi ngaiyin, keiman ka gamsunga adamlai, atonglai, kapeh ding nahi. Tuhin mipi ho masanga nangma kapeh ding nahi, chule nangman najinu alongdamsa navui thei ahi.”
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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.”
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Abraham chu agam mipi ho masang'a abohkhup kit in,
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Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
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Hichun Abraham'in Ephron le mipi atou cheng ho jah a aseikit in, “Hithei ponte, lungset tah in ngaiyun, nangho kom'a ka choh nom lheh e, keiman gam man chu kapeh lhing nom e, ka loinu longdamsa kavui theina dingin,” ati.
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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.”
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Hichun Ephron in Abraham adonbut in,
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Ephron answered Abraham,
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Ka Pakai lungset tah in ngaiyin hiche gam man hi dangka jali ahiye, amavang eini golcha kingailutna hi mantam ahi? Che inlang na loinu longdamsa chu gavui tan ati.
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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.”
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Hichun Abraham chun Ephron in aseijat dangka jali chu apetan, hiche lai phat na kailhang thil man dungjuijin, thil kichoh dan ho chu Hit mite lah a tehse hon amu cheh uve.
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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.
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Abraham'in Ephron kom'a gam Machpelah kiti Mamre kom'a um chu achodoh tai. Hiche mun in ahop chu ahile atong, adam sung, chule akom'a thingphung um jouse jong ahi.
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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
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Abraham dinga chu anei agou ahitan, hichea chun Hit mite kelkot kom'a cheng hon jong ahesoh un ahi.
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to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
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Phat chomkhat jouvin Abraham'in ajinu Sarah long Machpelah a Mamre kom'a Hebron kiti Canaan gamsunga avuitan ahi.
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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.
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Aleimun le aleilaiya songlhan keo chu Hit miten alhan mun dingin Abraham achansah tauve.
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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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