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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 H1961 an hundred H3967 H8141 and seven H7651 and twenty H6242 H8141 years H8141 old: H2416 these were the years H8141 of the life H2416 of Sarah. H8283 [2] And Sarah H8283 died H4191 in Kirjath-arba; H7153 the same H1931 is Hebron H2275 in the land H776 of Canaan: H3667 and Abraham H85 came H935 to mourn H5594 for Sarah, H8283 and to weep for her. H1058 [3] And Abraham H85 stood up H6965 from H5921 before H6440 his dead, H4191 and spake H1696 unto H413 the sons H1121 of Heth, H2845 saying, H559 [4] I H595 am a stranger H1616 and a sojourner H8453 with you: H5973 give H5414 me a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 with you, H5973 that I may bury H6912 my dead H4191 out of my sight. H6440 [5] And the children H1121 of Heth H2845 answered H6030 H853 Abraham, H85 saying H559 unto him, [6] Hear us, H8085 my lord: H113 thou H859 art a mighty H430 prince H5387§ among us: H8432 in the choice H4005 of our sepulchres H6913 bury H6912 H853 thy dead; H4191 none H376 H3808 of us H4480 shall withhold H3607 from thee H4480 H853 his sepulchre, H6913 but that thou mayest bury H6912 thy dead. H4191 [7] And Abraham H85 stood up, H6965 and bowed himself H7812 to the people H5971 of the land, H776 even to the children H1121 of Heth. H2845 [8] And he communed H1696 with them, H854 saying, H559 If H518 it be H3426 H854 your mind H5315 that I should bury H6912 H853 my dead H4191 out of my sight; H6440 hear me, H8085 and intreat H6293 for me to Ephron H6085 the son H1121 of Zohar, H6714 [9] that he may give H5414 me H853 the cave H4631 of Machpelah, H4375 which H834 he hath, which H834 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 me for a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 amongst you. H8432 [10] And Ephron H6085 dwelt H3427 among H8432 the children H1121 of Heth: H2845 and Ephron H6085 the Hittite H2850 answered H6030 H853 Abraham H85 in the audience H241§ of the children H1121 of Heth, H2845 even of all H3605 that went in H935 at the gate H8179 of his city, H5892 saying, H559 [11] Nay, H3808 my lord, H113 hear me: H8085 the field H7704 give I H5414 thee, and the cave H4631 that H834 is therein, I give it H5414 thee; in the presence H5869 of the sons H1121 of my people H5971 give H5414 I it H5414 thee: bury H6912 thy dead. H4191 [12] And Abraham H85 bowed down himself H7812 before H6440 the people H5971 of the land. H776 [13] And he spake H1696 unto H413 Ephron H6085 in the audience H241 of the people H5971 of the land, H776 saying, H559 But H389 if H518 thou H859 wilt give it, I pray thee, H3863 hear me: H8085 I will give H5414 thee money H3701 for the field; H7704 take H3947 it of me, H4480 and I will bury H6912 H853 my dead H4191 there. H8033 [14] And Ephron H6085 answered H6030 H853 Abraham, H85 saying H559 unto him, [15] My lord, H113 hearken unto me: H8085 the land H776 is worth four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver; H3701 what H4100 is that H1931 betwixt me H996 and thee? H996 bury H6912 therefore H853 thy dead. H4191 [16] And Abraham H85 hearkened H8085 unto H413 Ephron; H6085 and Abraham H85 weighed H8254 to Ephron H6085 H853 the silver, H3701 which H834 he had named H1696 in the audience H241 of the sons H1121 of Heth, H2845 four H702 hundred H3967 shekels H8255 of silver, H3701 current H5674 money with the merchant. H5503 [17] And the field H7704 of Ephron, H6085 which H834 was in Machpelah, H4375 which H834 was before H6440 Mamre, H4471 the field, H7704 and the cave H4631 which H834 was therein, and all H3605 the trees H6086 that H834 were in the field, H7704 that H834 were in all H3605 the borders H1366 round about, H5439 were made sure H6965 [18] unto Abraham H85 for a possession H4736 in the presence H5869 of the children H1121 of Heth, H2845 before all H3605 that went in H935 at the gate H8179 of his city. H5892 [19] And after H310 this, H3651 Abraham H85 buried H6912 H853 Sarah H8283 his wife H802 in H413 the cave H4631 of the field H7704 of Machpelah H4375 before H5921 H6440 Mamre: H4471 the same H1931 is Hebron H2275 in the land H776 of Canaan. H3667 [20] And the field, H7704 and the cave H4631 that H834 is therein, were made sure H6965 unto Abraham H85 for a possession H272 of a buryingplace H6913 by H854 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
Septuaginta
[1] Ἐγένετο G1096 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 ζωὴ G2222 Σαρρας G4564 ἔτη G2094 ἑκατὸν G1540 εἴκοσι G1501 ἑπτά. G2033 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἀπέθανεν G599 Σαρρα G4564 ἐν G1722 πόλει G4172 Αρβοκ, ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 κοιλώματι [αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 Χεβρων] ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Χανααν. G5477 Ἦλθεν G2064 δὲ G1161 Αβρααμ G11 κόψασθαι G2875 Σαρραν G4564 καὶ G2532 πενθῆσαι. G3996 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέστη G450 Αβρααμ G11 ἀπὸ G575 τοῦ G3588 νεκροῦ G3498 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Χετ λέγων G3004 [4] Πάροικος G3941 καὶ G2532 παρεπίδημος G3927 ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι G1510 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν· G5216 δότε G1325 οὖν G3767 μοι G3427 κτῆσιν τάφου G5028 μεθ’ G3326 ὑμῶν, G5216 καὶ G2532 θάψω G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 μου G3450 ἀπ’ G575 ἐμοῦ. G1699 [5] Ἀπεκρίθησαν G611 δὲ G1161 οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Χετ πρὸς G4314 Αβρααμ G11 λέγοντες G3004 [6] Μή, G3361 κύριε· G2962 ἄκουσον G191 δὲ G1161 ἡμῶν. G2257 Βασιλεὺς G935 παρὰ G3844 θεοῦ G2316 εἶ G1488 σὺ G4771 ἐν G1722 ἡμῖν· G2254 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἐκλεκτοῖς G1588 μνημείοις G3419 ἡμῶν G2257 θάψον G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 σου· G4675 οὐδεὶς G3762 γὰρ G1063 ἡμῶν G2257 τὸ G3588 μνημεῖον G3419 αὐτοῦ G846 κωλύσει G2967 ἀπὸ G575 σοῦ G4675 τοῦ G3588 θάψαι G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 σου G4675 ἐκεῖ. G1563 [7] Ἀναστὰς G450 δὲ G1161 Αβρααμ G11 προσεκύνησεν G4352 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 τῆς G3588 γῆς, G1093 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 Χετ, [8] καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησεν G2980 πρὸς G4314 αὐτοὺς G846 Αβρααμ G11 λέγων G3004 Εἰ G1487 ἔχετε G2192 τῇ G3588 ψυχῇ G5590 ὑμῶν G5216 ὥστε G5620 θάψαι G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 μου G3450 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 μου, G3450 ἀκούσατέ G191 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 λαλήσατε G2980 περὶ G4012 ἐμοῦ G1699 Εφρων τῷ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Σααρ, [9] καὶ G2532 δότω G1325 μοι G3427 τὸ G3588 σπήλαιον G4693 τὸ G3588 διπλοῦν, G1362 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 αὐτῷ, G846 τὸ G3588 ὂν G5607 ἐν G1722 μέρει G3313 τοῦ G3588 ἀγροῦ G68 αὐτοῦ· G846 ἀργυρίου G694 τοῦ G3588 ἀξίου G514 δότω G1325 μοι G3427 αὐτὸ G846 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 εἰς G1519 κτῆσιν μνημείου. G3419 [10] Εφρων δὲ G1161 ἐκάθητο G2521 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Χετ· ἀποκριθεὶς G611 δὲ G1161 Εφρων ὁ G3588 Χετταῖος πρὸς G4314 Αβρααμ G11 εἶπεν G2036 ἀκουόντων G191 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Χετ καὶ G2532 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 εἰσπορευομένων G1531 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 λέγων G3004 [11] Παρ’ G3844 ἐμοὶ G1699 γενοῦ, G1096 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 ἄκουσόν G191 μου. G3450 Τὸν G3588 ἀγρὸν G68 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σπήλαιον G4693 τὸ G3588 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ G846 σοι G4671 δίδωμι· G1325 ἐναντίον G1726 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 πολιτῶν G4177 μου G3450 δέδωκά G1325 σοι· G4671 θάψον G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 σου. G4675 [12] Καὶ G2532 προσεκύνησεν G4352 Αβρααμ G11 ἐναντίον G1726 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 [13] καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 τῷ G3588 Εφρων εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὦτα G3775 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 Ἐπειδὴ G1894 πρὸς G4314 ἐμοῦ G1699 εἶ, G1488 ἄκουσόν G191 μου· G3450 τὸ G3588 ἀργύριον G694 τοῦ G3588 ἀγροῦ G68 λαβὲ G2983 παρ’ G3844 ἐμοῦ, G1699 καὶ G2532 θάψω G2290 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 μου G3450 ἐκεῖ. G1563 [14] Ἀπεκρίθη G611 δὲ G1161 Εφρων τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 λέγων G3004 [15] Οὐχί, G3780 κύριε· G2962 ἀκήκοα. G191 Γῆ G1093 τετρακοσίων G5071 διδράχμων G1323 ἀργυρίου, G694 ἀνὰ G303 μέσον G3319 ἐμοῦ G1699 καὶ G2532 σοῦ G4675 τί G5101 ἂν G302 εἴη G1498 τοῦτο; G5124 Σὺ G4771 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 νεκρόν G3498 σου G4675 θάψον. G2290 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἤκουσεν G191 Αβρααμ G11 τοῦ G3588 Εφρων, καὶ G2532 ἀπεκατέστησεν G600 Αβρααμ G11 τῷ G3588 Εφρων τὸ G3588 ἀργύριον, G694 ὃ G3739 ἐλάλησεν G2980 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὦτα G3775 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Χετ, τετρακόσια G5071 δίδραχμα G1323 ἀργυρίου G694 δοκίμου G1384 ἐμπόροις. G1713 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἔστη G2476 ὁ G3588 ἀγρὸς G68 Εφρων, ὃς G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 διπλῷ G1362 σπηλαίῳ, G4693 ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 κατὰ G2596 πρόσωπον G4383 Μαμβρη, ὁ G3588 ἀγρὸς G68 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σπήλαιον, G4693 ὃ G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ, G846 καὶ G2532 πᾶν G3956 δένδρον, G1186 ὃ G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀγρῷ, G68 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ὁρίοις G3725 αὐτοῦ G846 κύκλῳ, G2945 [18] τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 εἰς G1519 κτῆσιν ἐναντίον G1726 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Χετ καὶ G2532 πάντων G3956 τῶν G3588 εἰσπορευομένων G1531 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 πόλιν. G4172 [19] Μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα G5023 ἔθαψεν G2290 Αβρααμ G11 Σαρραν G4564 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 σπηλαίῳ G4693 τοῦ G3588 ἀγροῦ G68 τῷ G3588 διπλῷ, G1362 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἀπέναντι G561 Μαμβρη [αὕτη G3778 ἐστὶν G2076 Χεβρων] ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 γῇ G1093 Χανααν. G5477 [20] Καὶ G2532 ἐκυρώθη G2964 ὁ G3588 ἀγρὸς G68 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 σπήλαιον, G4693 ὃ G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 αὐτῷ, G846 τῷ G3588 Αβρααμ G11 εἰς G1519 κτῆσιν τάφου G5028 παρὰ G3844 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Χετ.
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament