Genesis 23

Death and Burial of Sarah

1Now 1SarahH8283 livedH2425H1961 one hundredH3967 and twenty-sevenH6242H7651 yearsH8141; these were the yearsH8141 of the lifeH2425 of SarahH8283. 2SarahH8283 diedH4191 in 2Kiriath-arbaH7153 (that is, HebronH2275) in the landH776 of CanaanH3667; and AbrahamH85 3wentH935 in to mournH5594 for SarahH8283 and to weepH1058 for her. 3Then AbrahamH85 roseH6965 from beforeH6440 his deadH4191, and spokeH1696 to the 4sonsH1121 of HethH2845, sayingH559, 4“I am 5a strangerH1616 and a sojournerH8453 amongH5973 you; 6giveH5414 me 7a 8burialH6913 siteH272 amongH5973 you that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 out of my sightH6440.” 5The sonsH1121 of HethH2845 answeredH6030 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 to him, 6“HearH8085 us, my lordH113, you are a 910mightyH430 princeH5387 amongH8432 us; buryH6912 your deadH4191 in the choicestH4005 of our gravesH6913; noneH376H3808 of us will refuseH3607 you his graveH6913 for buryingH6912 your deadH4191.” 7So AbrahamH85 roseH6965 and bowedH7812 to the peopleH5971 of the landH776, the sonsH1121 of HethH2845. 8And he spokeH1696 with them, sayingH559, “IfH518 it is your 11wishH5315 for me to buryH6912 my deadH4191 out of my sightH6440, hearH8085 me, and approachH6293 12EphronH6085 the sonH1121 of ZoharH6714 for me, 9that he may giveH5414 me the caveH4631 of MachpelahH4375 whichH834 he owns, whichH834 is at the endH7097 of his fieldH7704; for the fullH4392 priceH3701 let him giveH5414 it to me in 13your presenceH8432 for 14a burialH6913 siteH272.” 10Now EphronH6085 was sittingH3427 amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of HethH2845; and EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850 answeredH6030 AbrahamH85 in the hearingH241 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845; even 15of allH3605 who wentH935 in at the gateH8179 of his cityH5892, sayingH559, 11“NoH3808, my lordH113, hearH8085 me; 16I giveH5414 you the fieldH7704, and I giveH5414 you the caveH4631 that is in it. In the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of my peopleH5971 I giveH5414 it to you; buryH6912 your deadH4191.” 12And AbrahamH85 bowedH7812 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 of the landH776. 13He spokeH1696 to EphronH6085 in the hearingH241 of the peopleH5971 of the landH776, sayingH559, “IfH518 you will onlyH389 pleaseH3863 listenH8085 to me; I will giveH5414 the priceH3701 of the fieldH7704, acceptH3947 it from me that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 thereH8033.” 14Then EphronH6085 answeredH6030 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 to him, 15“My lordH113, listenH8085 to me; a piece of landH776 worth fourH702 hundredH3967 17shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, whatH4100 is that betweenH996 me and you? So buryH6912 your deadH4191.” 16AbrahamH85 listenedH8085 to EphronH6085; and AbrahamH85 18weighedH8254 out for EphronH6085 the silverH3701 whichH834 he had namedH1696 in the 19hearingH241 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, fourH702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, 20commercialH5503 standardH5674.

17So 21Ephron’sH6085 fieldH7704, whichH834 was in MachpelahH4375, whichH834 facedH6440 MamreH4471, the fieldH7704 and caveH4631 whichH834 was in it, and allH3605 the treesH6086 whichH834 were in the fieldH7704, that were 22within allH3605 the confinesH5439 of its borderH1366, 23were deededH6965 overH6965 18to AbrahamH85 for a possessionH4736 24in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, before allH3605 who wentH935 in at the gateH8179 of his cityH5892. 19AfterH310 thisH3651, AbrahamH85 buriedH6912 SarahH8283 his wifeH802 in the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 at MachpelahH4375 facingH6440 MamreH4471 (that is, HebronH2275) in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 20So the fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 that is in it, 25were 26deededH6965 overH6965 to AbrahamH85 for 27a burialH6913 siteH272 by the sonsH1121 of HethH2845.