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| [1]When Sarah was an hundred twenty and seven year old (so long lived she) |
[1]When Sarah was an hundred twenty and seven year old (so long lived she) |
| [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. |
[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]Then Abraham rose up from the sight of his corpse, and talked with the Hittites, 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 foreigner among you, give me a possession of burial 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]Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
[5]Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| [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. |
[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]Then Abraham stood up, and bowed himself before the people of the land of the Hittites. |
[7]Then Abraham stood up, and bowed himself before the people of the land of the Hittites. |
| [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, |
[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 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. |
[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](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, |
[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]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. |
[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]Then Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land, |
[12]Then Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land, |
| [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. |
[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]Ephron then answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
[14]Ephron then answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| [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. |
[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]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. |
[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, 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 |
[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 sight of the Hittites, even of all that went in at the gates 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 over against 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]Thus the field and the cave, that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession of burial by the Hittites. |
[20]Thus the field and the cave, that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession of burial by the Hittites. |