Genesis 23
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And the life of Sarah was a hundred and twenty seven years, the years of the
life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba, it is
Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep
for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, 4 I am an alien and a visitor with you. Give
to me a possession among you, so that I may bury my dead from before the eyes.
5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to
him, 6 Hear us, my lord. You are a prince among us. Bury your dead in the best
of our burying places. Not a man of us will withhold his burying place from
you, from burying your dead. 7 And Abraham rose up and bowed himself to the
people of the land, to the sons of Heth. 8 And he
spoke with them, saying, If it is your desire to bury my dead from before the
eyes, hear me. Ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar, 9 that he may give to me
the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is in the
edge of his field. In full silver let him give it to me among you, for a
possession of a burying place. 10 And Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite replied to Abraham in the ears
of the sons of Heth, to all those entering the gate
of his city, saying, 11 No, my lord, hear me. I have given the field to you;
also the cave that is in it. I have given it to you. Before the eyes of the
sons of my people I have given it to you. Bury your dead. 12 And Abraham bowed
before the people of the land, 13 and spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people
of the land, saying, Only if you would hear me. I have given the silver for the
field; take it from me, that I may bury my dead there. 14 And Ephron answered
Abraham, saying to him, 15 My lord, hear me; the land is worth four hundred
shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? And bury your dead. 16 And
Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver of which
he had spoken in the ears of the sons of Heth, four
hundred silver shekels which passes with the merchant. 17 And was certified the
field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the cave and the field in it, and all the trees in
the field, which were in all its borders around it, 18 to Abraham for a
purchase before the sons of Heth, with all entering
the gate of his city. 19 And after this Abraham buried his wife Sarah at the
cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre; it is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. 20 And the
field was certified, and the cave in it, to Abraham for a burial possession
from the sons of Heth.