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# Machpelah
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Machpela was the name of an area or region. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:9](./07.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Mamre
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This was another name for the city of Hebron. It may have been named after Mamre, the friend of Abraham who lived there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# that is, the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees
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This phrase explains what the author meant when he wrote "the field of Ephron." It was not only the field, but also the cave and trees in the field.
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# passed to Abraham by purchase
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"became Abraham's possession when he purchased it" or "belonged to Abraham after he bought it"
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# in the presence of the sons of Heth
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Here "presence" stands for the people serving as witnesses. AT: "with the people of Heth watching as witnesses" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# the sons of Heth
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Here "sons" stands for those who descended from Heth. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:3](./03.md). AT: "the descendants of Heth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# all those who had come into the gate of his city
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This tells which sons of Heth saw Abraham buy the property. See how you translated this in [Genesis 23:10](./10.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])
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# gate of his city
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The city gate was where the leaders of the city would meet to make important decisions.
# his city
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"the city where he lived." This phrase shows that Ephron belonged to that city. It does not mean that he owned it.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abraham]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]