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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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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 Kirjath-arba; 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.

Genesis 23:6 Heb. a Prince of God
Genesis 23:9 Heb. full money
Genesis 23:10 Heb. ears

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Genesis 23 (BYZ)

[1] εγενετο δε η ζωη σαρρας ετη εκατον εικοσι επτα
[2] και απεθανεν σαρρα εν πολει αρβοκ η εστιν εν τω κοιλωματι αυτη εστιν χεβρων εν γη χανααν ηλθεν δε αβρααμ κοψασθαι σαρραν και πενθησαι
[3] και ανεστη αβρααμ απο του νεκρου αυτου και ειπεν τοις υιοις χετ λεγων
[4] παροικος και παρεπιδημος εγω ειμι μεθ υμων δοτε ουν μοι κτησιν ταφου μεθ υμων και θαψω τον νεκρον μου απ εμου
[5] απεκριθησαν δε οι υιοι χετ προς αβρααμ λεγοντες
[6] μη κυριε ακουσον δε ημων βασιλευς παρα θεου ει συ εν ημιν εν τοις εκλεκτοις μνημειοις ημων θαψον τον νεκρον σου ουδεις γαρ ημων το μνημειον αυτου κωλυσει απο σου του θαψαι τον νεκρον σου εκει
[7] αναστας δε αβρααμ προσεκυνησεν τω λαω της γης τοις υιοις χετ
[8] και ελαλησεν προς αυτους αβρααμ λεγων ει εχετε τη ψυχη υμων ωστε θαψαι τον νεκρον μου απο προσωπου μου ακουσατε μου και λαλησατε περι εμου εφρων τω του σααρ
[9] και δοτω μοι το σπηλαιον το διπλουν ο εστιν αυτω το ον εν μερει του αγρου αυτου αργυριου του αξιου δοτω μοι αυτο εν υμιν εις κτησιν μνημειου
[10] εφρων δε εκαθητο εν μεσω των υιων χετ αποκριθεις δε εφρων ο χετταιος προς αβρααμ ειπεν ακουοντων των υιων χετ και παντων των εισπορευομενων εις την πολιν λεγων
[11] παρ εμοι γενου κυριε και ακουσον μου τον αγρον και το σπηλαιον το εν αυτω σοι διδωμι εναντιον παντων των πολιτων μου δεδωκα σοι θαψον τον νεκρον σου
[12] και προσεκυνησεν αβρααμ εναντιον του λαου της γης
[13] και ειπεν τω εφρων εις τα ωτα του λαου της γης επειδη προς εμου ει ακουσον μου το αργυριον του αγρου λαβε παρ εμου και θαψω τον νεκρον μου εκει
[14] απεκριθη δε εφρων τω αβρααμ λεγων
[15] ουχι κυριε ακηκοα γη τετρακοσιων διδραχμων αργυριου ανα μεσον εμου και σου τι αν ειη τουτο συ δε τον νεκρον σου θαψον
[16] και ηκουσεν αβρααμ του εφρων και απεκατεστησεν αβρααμ τω εφρων το αργυριον ο ελαλησεν εις τα ωτα των υιων χετ τετρακοσια διδραχμα αργυριου δοκιμου εμποροις
[17] και εστη ο αγρος εφρων ος ην εν τω διπλω σπηλαιω ος εστιν κατα προσωπον μαμβρη ο αγρος και το σπηλαιον ο ην εν αυτω και παν δενδρον ο ην εν τω αγρω ο εστιν εν τοις οριοις αυτου κυκλω
[18] τω αβρααμ εις κτησιν εναντιον των υιων χετ και παντων των εισπορευομενων εις την πολιν
[19] μετα ταυτα εθαψεν αβρααμ σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου εν τω σπηλαιω του αγρου τω διπλω ο εστιν απεναντι μαμβρη αυτη εστιν χεβρων εν τη γη χανααν
[20] και εκυρωθη ο αγρος και το σπηλαιον ο ην εν αυτω τω αβρααμ εις κτησιν ταφου παρα των υιων χετ