Genesis 23
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Genesis 23

Revised Version 1895

1And the lifeH2416 of SarahH8283 was an hundredH3967 and sevenH7651 and twentyH6242 yearsH8141: these were the yearsH8141 of the lifeH2416 of SarahH8283. 2And SarahH8283 diedH4191 in Kiriath-arbaH7153 (the sameH1931 is HebronH2275), in the landH776 of CanaanH3667: and AbrahamH85 cameH935 to mournH5594 for SarahH8283, and to weepH1058 for herH935. 3And AbrahamH85 roseH6965 upH6965 from beforeH6440 his deadH4191, and spake unto the childrenH1121 of HethH2845, sayingH559, 4I am a strangerH1616 and a sojournerH8453 with youH5414: giveH5414 meH5414 a possessionH272 of a buryingplace with youH5414, that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 outH6440 of my sightH6440. 5And the childrenH1121 of HethH2845 answeredH559 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 unto him, 6HearH8085 usH4480, my lordH113: thou art a mightyH430 princeH5387 among usH4480: in the choiceH4005 of our sepulchres buryH6912 thy deadH4191; noneH3808 of usH4480 shall withholdH3607 from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest buryH6912 thy deadH4191. 7And AbrahamH85 roseH6965 upH6965, and bowedH7812 himselfH7812 to the peopleH5971 of the landH776, evenH776 to the childrenH1121 of HethH2845. 8And he communed with them, sayingH559, IfH518 it be your mindH6440 that I should buryH6912 my deadH4191 outH6440 of my sightH6440, hearH8085 meH5315, and entreatH6293 for meH5315 to EphronH6085 the sonH1121 of ZoharH6714, 9that he may giveH5414 meH5414 the caveH4631 of MachpelahH4375, whichH834 he hath, whichH834 is in the endH7097 of his fieldH7704; for the fullH4392 priceH3701 letH5414 him giveH5414 it to meH5414 in the midstH8432 of youH834 for a possessionH272 of a buryingplace. 10NowH935 EphronH6085 was sittingH3427 in the midstH8432 of the childrenH1121 of HethH2845: and EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850 answeredH559 AbrahamH85 in the audience of the childrenH1121 of HethH2845, evenH853 of allH3605 that wentH935 in at the gateH8179 of his cityH5892, sayingH559, 11Nay, my lordH113, hearH8085 meH5414: the fieldH7704 giveH5414 I thee, and the caveH4631 that is therein, I giveH5414 it thee; in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of my peopleH5971 giveH5414 I it thee: buryH6912 thy deadH4191. 12And AbrahamH85 bowedH7812 himselfH7812 downH7812 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 of the landH776. 13And he spake unto EphronH6085 in the audience of the peopleH5971 of the landH776, sayingH559, But ifH518 thou wilt, I pray thee, hearH8085 meH413: I will giveH5414 the priceH3701 of the fieldH7704; takeH3947 it of meH413, and I will buryH6912 my deadH4191 there. 14And EphronH6085 answeredH559 AbrahamH85, sayingH559 unto him, 15My lordH113, hearken unto meH4191: a pieceH776 of landH776 worthH776 fourH702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, whatH4100 is that betwixt meH4191 and thee? buryH6912 therefore thy deadH4191. 16And AbrahamH85 hearkened unto EphronH6085; and AbrahamH85 weighedH8254 to EphronH6085 the silverH3701, whichH834 he had namedH1696 in the audience of the childrenH1121 of HethH2845, fourH702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silverH3701, current moneyH3701 with the merchantH5503. 17SoH834 the fieldH7704 of EphronH6085, whichH834 was in MachpelahH4375, whichH834 was beforeH6440 MamreH4471, the fieldH7704, and the caveH4631 whichH834 was therein, and allH3605 the treesH6086 that were in the fieldH7704, that were in allH3605 the borderH1366 thereof roundH5439 aboutH5439, were madeH3605 sure 18unto AbrahamH85 for a possessionH4736 in the presenceH5869 of the childrenH1121 of HethH2845, beforeH5869 allH3605 that wentH935 in at the gateH8179 of his cityH5892. 19And afterH310 this, AbrahamH85 buriedH6912 SarahH8283 his wifeH802 in the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 of MachpelahH4375 beforeH6440 MamreH4471 (the sameH1931 is HebronH2275), in the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 20And the fieldH7704, and the caveH4631 that is therein, were madeH834 sure unto AbrahamH85 for a possessionH272 of a buryingplace by the childrenH1121 of HethH2845.

Commentaries on Genesis 23

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain