Genesis 23

Death and Burial of Sarah

1Now 1SarahH8283 livedH2425H1961 127H3967H6242H7651 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 3cameH935 inH935 to mournH5594 for SarahH8283 and to weepH1058 for her. 3Then AbrahamH85 aroseH6965 from mourning beforeH6440 his deadH4191, and spokeH1696 to the 4sonsH1121 of HethH2845, sayingH559, 4“I am 5a strangerH1616 and a foreignH8453 residentH8453 amongH5973 you; 6giveH5414 me 7a 8burialH6913 siteH272 amongH5973 you so 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 stoodH6965 upH6965 and bowedH2331 to the peopleH5971 of the landH776, the sonsH1121 of HethH2845. 8And he spokeH1696 with them, sayingH559, “IfH518 11you are willingH5315 to let me buryH6912 my deadH4191 out of my sightH6440, listenH8085 to me, and pleadH6293 with 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 15so that the sonsH1121 of HethH2845 heardH241, 16that is, allH3605 who enteredH935 the gateH8179 of his cityH5892, sayingH559, 11“NoH3808, my lordH113, listenH8085 to me; 17I 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 bowedH2331 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 of the landH776. 13But he spokeH1696 to EphronH6085 18so that the peopleH5971 of the landH776 heardH241, sayingH559, “IfH518 you will onlyH389 pleaseH3863 listenH8085 to me; I will giveH5414 the priceH3701 of the fieldH7704, acceptH3947 it from me so that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 thereH8033.” 14Then EphronH6085 answeredH6030 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 to him, 15“My lordH113, listenH8085 to me: a plot of landH776 worth 19fourH702 hundredH3967 20shekelsH8255 of silverH3701--whatH4100 is that betweenH996 me and you? So buryH6912 your deadH4191.” 16AbrahamH85 listenedH8085 to EphronH6085; and AbrahamH85 21weighedH8254 outH8254 for EphronH6085 the silverH3701 whichH834 he had namedH1696 in the 22presenceH241 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, fourH702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, currency acceptableH5674 to a merchantH5503.

17So 23Ephron’sH6085 fieldH7704, whichH834 was in MachpelahH4375, whichH834 facedH6440 MamreH4471, the fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 whichH834 was in it, and allH3605 the treesH6086 whichH834 were in the fieldH7704, that were 24within allH3605 the confinesH5439 of its borderH1366, 25were deededH6965 overH6965 18to AbrahamH85 as a possessionH4736 26in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of HethH2845, before allH3605 who enteredH935 the gateH8179 of his cityH5892. 19AfterH310 thisH3651, AbrahamH85 buriedH6912 his wifeH802 SarahH8283 in the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 of MachpelahH4375 facingH6440 MamreH4471 (that is, HebronH2275), in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 20So the fieldH7704 and the caveH4631 that was in it 27were 28deededH6965 overH6965 to AbrahamH85 for 29a burialH6913 siteH272 by the sonsH1121 of HethH2845.