New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 23:1-6

1NowSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283livedוַיִּהְיוּ֙vai.yih.YuH2425 H1961one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twenty-sevenוְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וְשֶׁ֣בַעve.'es.Rim ve.She.va'H6242 H7651yearsH8141; these werethe yearsH8141of the lifeH2425of Sarahשָׂרָֽה׃sa.RahH8283.

2Sarahשָׂרָ֗הsa.RahH8283diedוַתָּ֣מָתva.Ta.motH4191inKiriath-arbaH7153(that is, Hebronחֶבְר֖וֹןchev.RonH2275)in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנָ֑עַןke.Na.'anH3667;and Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935in to mournלִסְפֹּ֥דlis.PodH5594for Sarahלְשָׂרָ֖הle.sa.RahH8283and to weepוְלִבְכֹּתָֽהּ׃ve.liv.ko.TahH1058for her.

3Then Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85roseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965from beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440his deadמֵת֑וֹme.ToH4191,and spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֖תchetH2845,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“I ama strangerגֵּר־ger-H1616and a sojournerוְתוֹשָׁ֥בve.to.ShavH8453amongעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973you;giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414me aburialקֶ֙בֶר֙ke.verH6913siteאֲחֻזַּת־'a.chu.zat-H272amongעִמָּכֶ֔ם'i.ma.KhemH5973you that I may buryוְאֶקְבְּרָ֥הve.'ek.be.RahH6912my deadמֵתִ֖יme.TiH4191out of my sightמִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.NaiH6440.”

5The sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Hethחֵ֛תchetH2845answeredוַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559to him,

6“Hearשְׁמָעֵ֣נוּ׀she.ma.'E.nuH8085us, my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113, you are amightyאֱלֹהִ֤ים'E.lo.HimH430princeנְשִׂ֨יאne.Si'H5387amongבְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432us; buryקְבֹ֖רke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶ֑ךָme.Te.khaH4191in the choicestבְּמִבְחַ֣רbe.miv.CharH4005of our gravesקְבָרֵ֔ינוּke.va.Rei.nuH6913;noneאִ֣ישׁ לֹֽא־'ish lo'-H376 H3808of us will refuseיִכְלֶ֥הyikh.LehH3607you his graveקִבְר֛וֹkiv.RoH6913for buryingמִקְּבֹ֥רmi.ke.VorH6912your deadמֵתֶֽךָ׃me.Te.khaH4191.”

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