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to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Genesis 23:18 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીઉત્પત્તિ ૨૩:૧૮
તેના નગરના દરવાજામાં સર્વ જનારાંની આગળ હેથના દીકરાઓની હાજરીમાં ઇબ્રાહિમને વતનને માટે સોંપવામાં આવ્યાં.
हिन्दीउत्पत्ति २३:१८
जितने हित्ती उसके नगर के फाटक से होकर भीतर जाते थे, उन सभी के सामने अब्राहम के अधिकार में पक्की रीति से आ गई।

In context

16Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.

17So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded

18to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

20The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.

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