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Genesis 23:19

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

KJV

Atque ita sepelivit Abraham Saram uxorem suam in spelunca agri duplici, quæ respiciebat Mambre. Hæc est Hebron in terra Chanaan.

Vulgate

μετὰ ταῦτα ἔθαψεν Ἀβραὰμ Σάρραν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σπηλαίῳ τοῦ ἀγροῦ τῷ διπλῷ, ὅ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι Μαμβρή· ⸂⸆⸃ αὕτη ἐστὶν Χεβρὼν ἐν τῇ γῇ Χανάαν.

LXX

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

ASV

וְ/אַחֲרֵי כֵן֩ קָבַ֨ר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗/וֹ אֶל מְעָרַ֞ת שְׂדֵ֧ה הַ/מַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה עַל פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵ֖א הִ֣וא חֶבְר֑וֹן בְּ/אֶ֖רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן

Hebrew

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In this verse

People CanaanAbrahamSarah
Places Machpelah

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הוּ
hv
verb · 131×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
חֶבְר֖וֹן
chbrvn
proper_noun · 70×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×
מַמְרֵ֖א
mmr'
proper_noun · 10×
מְּעָרָ֔ה
m'rh
noun · 40×
מַּכְפֵּלָ֛ה
mkplh
proper_noun · 6×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָׂרָ֖ה
shrh
proper_noun · 38×
שָּׂדֶ֔ה
shdh
noun · 334×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 15:15 — And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
  • Gen 23:2 — And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
  • Gen 35:27 — And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.
  • Gen 35:29 — And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
  • Gen 47:30 — But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said.
  • John 11:38 — Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.