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Genesis 23:18 Interlinear

“Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth before all that went in at the gate of his city”

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Genesis 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם	H85	Unto Abraham	abraham, the later name of abram
2	לְמִקְנָ֖ה	H4736	for a possession	properly, a buying, i.e., acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid
3	לְעֵינֵ֣י	H5869	in the presence	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
4	בְנֵי	H1121	of the children	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
5	חֵ֑ת	H2845	of Heth	cheth, an indigenous canaanite
6	בְּכֹ֖ל	H3605		properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
7	בָּאֵ֥י	H935	before all that went in	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
8	שַֽׁעַר	H8179	at the gate	an opening, i.e., door or gate
9	עִירֽוֹ׃	H5892	of his city	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)

Genesis 23:18 (current)Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth before all that went in at the gate of his city