<h3>The Death of Sarah</h3>23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her. 3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead. ” 5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.” 7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.” 10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” 12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants. 17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre —both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron ) in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

Genesis 23:1

Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.

She died at Kiriath Arba<cr>1</cr> (that is, Hebron)<cr>2</cr> in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.<cr>3</cr>

Genesis 23:2

Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> He said,

Genesis 23:3

“I am a foreigner and stranger<cr>1</cr> among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.<cr>2</cr> ”

Genesis 23:4

Genesis 23:5

“Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince<cr>1</cr> among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”

Genesis 23:6

Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

Genesis 23:7

He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar<cr>1</cr> on my behalf

Genesis 23:8

so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,<cr>1</cr> which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”

Genesis 23:9

Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites<cr>1</cr> who had come to the gate<cr>2</cr> of his city.

Genesis 23:10

“No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> you the field, and I give<ft>2</ft> you the cave that is in it. I give<ft>3</ft> it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”

Genesis 23:11

Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

Genesis 23:12

and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”

Genesis 23:13

Genesis 23:14

“Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels<ft>1</ft> of silver,<cr>1</cr> but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

Genesis 23:15

Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,<cr>1</cr> according to the weight current among the merchants.<cr>2</cr>

Genesis 23:16

So Ephron’s field in Machpelah<cr>1</cr> near Mamre<cr>2</cr> —both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded

Genesis 23:17

to Abraham as his property<cr>1</cr> in the presence of all the Hittites<cr>2</cr> who had come to the gate<cr>3</cr> of the city.

Genesis 23:18

Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah<cr>1</cr> near Mamre (which is at Hebron<cr>2</cr> ) in the land of Canaan.<cr>3</cr>

Genesis 23:19

So the field and the cave in it were deeded<cr>1</cr> to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.<cr>2</cr>

Genesis 23:20

 1 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba   (that is, Hebron)   in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.   3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.    He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger   among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.  ” 5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince   among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.” 7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar   on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,   which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.” 10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites   who had come to the gate   of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give    you the field, and I give  you the cave that is in it. I give  it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” 12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels  of silver,   but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,   according to the weight current among the merchants.   17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah   near Mamre  —both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property   in the presence of all the Hittites   who had come to the gate   of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah   near Mamre (which is at Hebron  ) in the land of Canaan.   20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded   to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.  

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