The Meaning of Genesis 23:20 Explained

Genesis 23:20

KJV: 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.

YLT: and 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.

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

ASV: And 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.

Discover Genesis 23:20

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 23:20?

MEANING: What does Genesis 23:20 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 23:20 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 23:20?

What is the context of Genesis 23:20?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Genesis 23:20 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 23:1-20 - Abraham Buys A Burial Place

Death is an ever-constant monitor that this world is not our home. We rise up from before our dead to confess that we are only strangers and sojourners on the earth. Though the whole country, by God's deed and gift, belonged to Abraham, it had not as yet been made over; hence the necessity for this deliberate purchase with all the stately formalities of the leisured East. Abraham's insistence on buying this grave, and the care with which the negotiations were pursued, show that he realized that his descendants would come again into that land and possess it. It was as though he felt that he and Sarah should lie there awaiting the return of their children and children's children. See also Genesis 49:29-30. So the graves of the martyrs and of missionaries who have fallen at the post of duty are the silent outposts that hold those lands for Christ, as the graves of the saints await the Second Advent. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 23

¹ The age and death of Sarah
³ The purchase of the field and cave of Machpelah;
¹⁹ where Sarah is buried

What do the individual words in Genesis 23:20 mean?

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

וַיָּ֨קָם הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־ בּ֛וֹ לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵי־ חֵֽת ס

וַיָּ֨קָם	So were deeded
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קוּם Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה	the field
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂדֶה Sense: field, land.
וְהַמְּעָרָ֧ה	and the cave
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְעָרָה Sense: cave, den, hole.
אֲשֶׁר־	that [is]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
בּ֛וֹ	in it
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם	to Abraham
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַבְרָהָם Sense: friend of God and founder of Hebrew nation via God’s elective covenant.
לַאֲחֻזַּת־	as property for
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: אֲחֻזָּה Sense: possession, property.
קָ֑בֶר	a burial place
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: קֶבֶר Sense: grave, sepulchre, tomb.
בְּנֵי־	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
חֵֽת	of Heth
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵת Sense: a son of Canaan and the progenitor of the Hittites.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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