King James Version

Genesis 49:32

The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.

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מִקְנֵ֧הmiqnehcattleמִקְנֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cattle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4735something bought, i.e. property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisitioncattle, flock, herd, possession, purchase, substance.הַשָּׂדֶ֛הhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.וְהַמְּעָרָ֥הvehamarahand the caveמְעָרָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the cave”, the ordinary formH4631a cavern (as dark)cave, den, hole.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בּ֖וֹbvoinבּ֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inמֵאֵ֥תmeetfrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.בְּנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […חֵֽתchetHethחֵתnoun, proper name — “Heth”H2845Cheth, an aboriginal CanaaniteHeth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.

Young’s Literal Translation

the purchase of the field and of the cave which [is] in it, [is] from Sons of Heth.'

World English Bible

the field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.”

Darby Translation

The purchase of the field, and of the cave that is in it, was from the children of Heth.

Douay-Rheims

And when he had ended the commandments, wherewith he instructed his sons, he drew up his feet upon the bed, and died: and he was gathered to his people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The field and the cave that is therein, which was purchased from the children of Heth.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

in the portion of the field, and of the cave that was in it, purchased of the sons of Chet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν κτήσει τοῦ ἀγροῦ καὶ τοῦ σπηλαίου τοῦ ὄντος ἐν αὐτῷ, παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Χέτ.