Genesis 23:20 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
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.
English 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.
English Amplified
The field and the cave in it were conveyed to Abraham for a permanent burial place by the sons of Heth.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
The field and the cave in it were conveyed to Abraham for a permanent burial place by the sons of Heth.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The field with its cave passed from the Hethites to Abraham as burial property.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
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.
English EASY 2024
That is how Abraham bought the field and the cave that was in it from the Hittite people. He bought it as a place for his family's graves.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites. So this became his property to be used as a burial place.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
So the field which had belonged to the Hittites, and the cave in it, became the property of Abraham for a burial ground.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The field and the cave were sold to Abraham by the Hittites as a permanent burial place.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place.
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded over to Abraham for a possession for a burial site by the sons of Heth.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
So the field and the cave that was in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as property for a burial place.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Thus the field with its cave was transferred from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from the sons of Heth.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
So the field and the cave that was in it were sold to Abraham by the Hittites. The property became a place for his family tomb.
English NIV
So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
English NKJ 1982
So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.
English NLT
The field and the cave were sold to Abraham by the Hittites as a permanent burial place.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The field and the cave that is in it passed from the Hittites into Abraham's possession as a burying place.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Both the field and the cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham’s possession to be his family burial ground.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as a possession for a burying place by the Hittites.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
to him by the men of Heth as a burial plot.
English Tyndale 1537
And so both the field and the cave that is therein, was made unto Abraham, a sure possession to bury in, of the sons of Heth.