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[1] Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life. [2] Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. [3] Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, [4] “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” [5] The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, [6] “Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb. Bury your dead.” [7] Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth. [8] He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, [9] that he may sell me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him sell it to me among you as a possession for a burial place.” [10] Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, [11] “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” [12] Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. [13] He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.” [14] Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, [15] “My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silverⓘ between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.” [16] Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard. [17] So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded [18] to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. [19] After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan. [20] The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possession for a burial place.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 23:15 A shekel is about 10 grams, so 400 shekels would be about 4 kg. or 8.8 pounds.
King James Version
[1] And Sarah H8283 was an hundred H3967 and seven H7651 and twenty H6242 years H8141 old: H2416 these were the years H8141 of the life H2416 of Sarah. H8283 [2] And Sarah H8283 died H4191 (QalImpf) in Kirjath-arba; H7153 the same is Hebron H2275 in the land H776 of Canaan: H3667 and Abraham H85 came H935 (QalImpf) to mourn H5594 (QalInf) for Sarah, H8283 and to weep H1058 (QalInf) for her. [3] And Abraham H85 stood up H6965 (QalImpf) from before H6440 his dead, H4191 (QalPtc) and spake H1696 (PielImpf) unto the sons H1121 of Heth, H2845 saying, H559 (QalInf) [4] I am a stranger H1616 and a sojourner H8453 with you: give H5414 (QalImpv) me a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 with you, that I may bury H6912 (QalImpf) my dead H4191 (QalPtc) out of my sight. H6440 [5] And the children H1121 of Heth H2845 answered H6030 (QalImpf) Abraham, H85 saying H559 (QalInf) unto him, [6] Hear us, H8085 (QalImpv) my lord: H113 thou art a mighty H430 prince H5387§ among us: H8432 in the choice H4005 of our sepulchres H6913 bury H6912 (QalImpv) thy dead; H4191 (QalPtc) none H3808 of us shall withhold H3607 (QalImpf) from thee his sepulchre, H6913 but that thou mayest bury H6912 (QalInf) thy dead. H4191 (QalPtc) [7] And Abraham H85 stood up, H6965 (QalImpf) and bowed H7812 (HithImpf) himself to the people H5971 of the land, H776 even to the children H1121 of Heth. H2845 [8] And he communed H1696 (PielImpf) with them, saying, H559 (QalInf) If it be H3426 your mind H5315 that I should bury H6912 (QalInf) my dead H4191 (QalPtc) out of my sight; H6440 hear H8085 (QalImpv) me, and intreat H6293 (QalImpv) for me to Ephron H6085 the son H1121 of Zohar, H6714 [9] that he may give H5414 (QalImpf) me the cave H4631 of Machpelah, H4375 which he hath, which is in the end H7097 of his field; H7704 for as much H4392 money H3701§ as it is worth H4392 he shall give it H5414 (QalImpf) me for a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 amongst you. H8432 [10] And Ephron H6085 dwelt H3427 (QalActPtc) among H8432 the children H1121 of Heth: H2845 and Ephron H6085 the Hittite H2850 answered H6030 (QalImpf) Abraham H85 in the audience H241§ of the children H1121 of Heth, H2845 even of all that went in H935 (QalActPtc) at the gate H8179 of his city, H5892 saying, H559 (QalInf) [11] Nay, H3808 my lord, H113 hear me: H8085 (QalImpv) the field H7704 give I H5414 (QalPerf) thee, and the cave H4631 that is therein, I give it H5414 (QalPerf) thee; in the presence H5869 of the sons H1121 of my people H5971 give H5414 (QalPerf) I it thee: bury H6912 (QalImpv) thy dead. H4191 (QalPtc) [12] And Abraham H85 bowed down H7812 (HithImpf) himself before H6440 the people H5971 of the land. H776 [13] And he spake H1696 (PielImpf) unto Ephron H6085 in the audience H241 of the people H5971 of the land, H776 saying, H559 (QalInf) But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, H3863 hear H8085 (QalImpv) me: I will give H5414 (QalPerf) thee money H3701 for the field; H7704 take H3947 (QalImpv) it of me, and I will bury H6912 (QalImpf) my dead H4191 (QalPtc) there. [14] And Ephron H6085 answered H6030 (QalImpf) Abraham, H85 saying H559 (QalInf) unto him, [15] My lord, H113 hearken H8085 (QalImpv) unto me: the land H776 is worth four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver; H3701 what is that betwixt H996 me and thee? bury H6912 (QalImpv) therefore thy dead. H4191 (QalPtc) [16] And Abraham H85 hearkened H8085 (QalImpf) unto Ephron; H6085 and Abraham H85 weighed H8254 (QalImpf) to Ephron H6085 the silver, H3701 which he had named H1696 (PielPerf) in the audience H241 of the sons H1121 of Heth, H2845 four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver, H3701 current H5674 (QalActPtc) money with the merchant. H5503 (QalActPtc) [17] And the field H7704 of Ephron, H6085 which was in Machpelah, H4375 which was before H6440 Mamre, H4471 the field, H7704 and the cave H4631 which was therein, and all the trees H6086 that were in the field, H7704 that were in all the borders H1366 round about, H5439 were made sure H6965 (QalImpf) [18] unto Abraham H85 for a possession H4736 in the presence H5869 of the children H1121 of Heth, H2845 before all that went in H935 (QalActPtc) at the gate H8179 of his city. H5892 [19] And after H310 this, H3651 Abraham H85 buried H6912 (QalPerf) Sarah H8283 his wife H802 in the cave H4631 of the field H7704 of Machpelah H4375 before H6440 Mamre: H4471 the same is Hebron H2275 in the land H776 of Canaan. H3667 [20] And the field, H7704 and the cave H4631 that is therein, were made sure H6965 (QalImpf) unto Abraham H85 for a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 by the sons H1121 of Heth. H2845

Footnotes

  1. § 23:6 Heb. a Prince of God
  2. § 23:9 Heb. full money
  3. § 23:10 Heb. ears
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