Genesis 23:11

23:11 “No, my lord! Hear me out. I sell ¹  you both the field and the cave that is in it. ²  In the presence of my people ³  I sell it to you. Bury your dead.”

Genesis 24:65

24:65 and asked ⁴  Abraham’s servant, ⁵  “Who is that man walking in the field toward us?” “That is my master,” the servant replied. ⁶  So she took her veil and covered herself.

Genesis 41:48

41:48 Joseph ⁷  collected all the excess food ⁸  in the land of Egypt during the seven years and stored it in the cities. ⁹  In every city he put the food gathered from the fields around it.

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¹ tn Heb “give.” The perfect tense has here a present nuance; this is a formal, legally binding declaration. Abraham asked only for a burial site/cave within the field; Ephron agrees to sell him the entire field.

² tn The Hebrew text adds “to you I give [i.e., sell] it.” This is redundant in English and has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “in the presence of the sons of my people.”

⁴ tn Heb “and she said to.”

⁵ tn Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “and the servant said.” The order of the introductory clause and the direct discourse has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joseph) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “all the food.”

⁹ tn Heb “of the seven years which were in the land of Egypt and placed food in the cities.”