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| [1]And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. |
[1]When Sarah was an hundred twenty and seven year old (so long lived she) |
| [2]And Sarah died in Kiriatharba—the same is Hebron—in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. |
[2]Then Sarah died in Kirjath-arba: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. |
| [3]And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke unto the children of Heth, saying: |
[3]Then Abraham rose up from the sight of his corpse, and talked with the Hittites, saying, |
| [4]'I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.' |
[4]I am a stranger, and a foreigner among you, give me a possession of burial with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. |
| [5]And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him: |
[5]Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| [6]'Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.' |
[6]Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the chiefest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall forbid thee his sepulchre, but thou mayest bury thy dead therein. |
| [7]And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. |
[7]Then Abraham stood up, and bowed himself before the people of the land of the Hittites. |
| [8]And he spoke with them, saying: 'If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, |
[8]And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, |
| [9]That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.' |
[9]That he would give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath in the end of his field: that he would give it me for as much money as it is worth, for a possession to bury in among you. |
| [10]Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying: |
[10](For Ephron dwelt among the Hittites) Then Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of all the Hittites that went in at the gates of his city, saying, |
| [11]'Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee; bury thy dead.' |
[11]No, my Lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave, that therein is, I give it thee: even in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee, to bury thy dead. |
| [12]And Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. |
[12]Then Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land, |
| [13]And he spoke unto Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying: 'But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me: I will give the price of the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.' |
[13]And spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the country, saying, Seeing thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me, I will give the price of the field: receive it of me, and I will bury my dead there. |
| [14]And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him: |
[14]Ephron then answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| [15]'My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.' |
[15]My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver: what is that between me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead. |
| [16]And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. |
[16]So Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, even four hundred silver shekels of current money among merchants. |
| [17]So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border thereof round about, were made sure |
[17]So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, and over against Mamre, even the field and the cave that was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, which were in all the borders round about, was made sure |
| [18]Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. |
[18]Unto Abraham for a possession, in the sight of the Hittites, even of all that went in at the gates of his city. |
| [19]And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre—the same is Hebron—in the land of Canaan. |
[19]And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah over against Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. |
| [20]And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. |
[20]Thus the field and the cave, that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession of burial by the Hittites. |