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World English Bible

Genesis 23 (WEBP)

[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.

Genesis 23:15 A shekel is about 10 grams, so 400 shekels would be about 4 kg. or 8.8 pounds.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Genesis 23 (KJVS)

[1] And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old : [these were] the years of the life of Sarah .
[2] And Sarah died () in Kirjatharba ; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan : and Abraham came () to mourn () for Sarah , and to weep () for her.
[3] And Abraham stood up () from before his dead (), and spake () unto the sons of Heth , saying (),
[4] I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give () me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury () my dead () out of my sight .
[5] And the children of Heth answered () Abraham , saying () unto him,
[6] Hear us (), my lord : thou [art] a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchres bury () thy dead (); none of us shall withhold () from thee his sepulchre , but that thou mayest bury () thy dead ().
[7] And Abraham stood up (), and bowed () himself to the people of the land , [even] to the children of Heth .
[8] And he communed () with them, saying (), If it be your mind that I should bury () my dead () out of my sight ; hear () me, and intreat () for me to Ephron the son of Zohar ,
[9] That he may give () me the cave of Machpelah , which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field ; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it () me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you .
[10] And Ephron dwelt () among the children of Heth : and Ephron the Hittite answered () Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth , [even] of all that went in () at the gate of his city , saying (),
[11] Nay , my lord , hear me (): the field give I () thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it () thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give () I it thee: bury () thy dead ().
[12] And Abraham bowed down () himself before the people of the land .
[13] And he spake () unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land , saying (), But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee , hear () me: I will give () thee money for the field ; take () [it] of me, and I will bury () my dead () there.
[14] And Ephron answered () Abraham , saying () unto him,
[15] My lord , hearken () unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver ; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury () therefore thy dead ().
[16] And Abraham hearkened () unto Ephron ; and Abraham weighed () to Ephron the silver , which he had named () in the audience of the sons of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver , current () [money] with the merchant ().
[17] And the field of Ephron , which [was] in Machpelah , which [was] before Mamre , the field , and the cave which [was] therein, and all the trees that [were] in the field , that [were] in all the borders round about , were made sure ()
[18] Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that went in () at the gate of his city .
[19] And after this , Abraham buried () Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre : the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan .
[20] And the field , and the cave that [is] therein, were made sure () unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth .

Young’s Literal Translation

Genesis 23 (YLT)

[1] And the life of Sarah is a hundred and twenty and seven years-years of the life of Sarah;
[2] and Sarah dieth in Kirjath-Arba, which is Hebron, in the land of Caanan, and Abraham goeth in to mourn for Sarah, and to bewail her.
[3] And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,
[4] ‘A sojourner and a settler I am with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.’
[5] And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,
[6] ‘Hear us, my lord; a prince of God art thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.’
[7] And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth,
[8] and he speaketh with them, saying, ‘If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;
[9] and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.’
[10] And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying,
[11] ‘Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that is in it, to thee I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee-bury thy dead.’
[12] And Abraham boweth himself before the people of the land,
[13] and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, ‘Only-if thou wouldest hear me-I have given the money of the field-accept from me, and I bury my dead there.’
[14] And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him,
[15] ‘My lord, hear me: the land-four hundred shekels of silver; between me and thee, what is it?-thy dead bury.’
[16] And Abraham hearkeneth unto Ephron, and Abraham weigheth to Ephron the silver which he hath spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant.
[17] And established are the field of Ephron, which is in Machpelah, which is before Mamre, the field and the cave which is in it, and all the trees which are in the field, which are in all its border round about,
[18] to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city.
[19] And after this hath Abraham buried Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which is Hebron), in the land of Canaan;
[20] and established are the field, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.