1 And Sarah * h8283 was an hundred * h3967 * h8141 and seven * h7651 * h8141 and twenty * h6242 years * h8141 old * h2416: these were the years * h8141 of the life * h2416 of Sarah * h8283.
2 And Sarah * h8283 died * h4191 h8799 in Kirjatharba * h7153; the same is Hebron * h2275 in the land * h776 of Canaan * h3667: and Abraham * h85 came * h935 h8799 to mourn * h5594 h8800 for Sarah * h8283, and to weep * h1058 h8800 for her.
3 And Abraham * h85 stood up * h6965 h8799 from before * h6440 his dead * h4191 h8801, and spake * h1696 h8762 unto the sons * h1121 of Heth * h2845, saying * h559 h8800,
4 I am a stranger * h1616 and a sojourner * h8453 with you: give * h5414 h8798 me a possession * h272 of a buryingplace * h6913 with you, that I may bury * h6912 h8799 my dead * h4191 h8801 out of my sight * h6440.
5 And the children * h1121 of Heth * h2845 answered * h6030 h8799 Abraham * h85, saying * h559 h8800 unto him,
6 Hear us * h8085 h8798, my lord * h113: thou art a mighty * h430 prince * h5387 among us * h8432: in the choice * h4005 of our sepulchres * h6913 bury * h6912 h8798 thy dead * h4191 h8801; none * h3808 * h376 of us shall withhold * h3607 h8799 from thee his sepulchre * h6913, but that thou mayest bury * h6912 h8800 thy dead * h4191 h8801. a mighty...: Heb. a prince of God
7 And Abraham * h85 stood up * h6965 h8799, and bowed * h7812 h8691 himself to the people * h5971 of the land * h776, even to the children * h1121 of Heth * h2845.
8 And he communed * h1696 h8762 with them, saying * h559 h8800, If it be * h3426 your mind * h5315 that I should bury * h6912 h8800 my dead * h4191 h8801 out of my sight * h6440; hear * h8085 h8798 me, and intreat * h6293 h8798 for me to Ephron * h6085 the son * h1121 of Zohar * h6714,
9 That he may give * h5414 h8799 me the cave * h4631 of Machpelah * h4375, which he hath, which is in the end * h7097 of his field * h7704; for as much * h4392 money * h3701 as it is worth * h4392 he shall give it * h5414 h8799 me for a possession * h272 of a buryingplace * h6913 amongst you * h8432. as much...: Heb. full money
10 And Ephron * h6085 dwelt * h3427 h8802 among * h8432 the children * h1121 of Heth * h2845: and Ephron * h6085 the Hittite * h2850 answered * h6030 h8799 Abraham * h85 in the audience * h241 of the children * h1121 of Heth * h2845, even of all that went in * h935 h8802 at the gate * h8179 of his city * h5892, saying * h559 h8800, audience: Heb. ears
11 Nay * h3808, my lord * h113, hear me * h8085 h8798: the field * h7704 give I * h5414 h8804 thee, and the cave * h4631 that is therein, I give it * h5414 h8804 thee; in the presence * h5869 of the sons * h1121 of my people * h5971 give * h5414 h8804 I it thee: bury * h6912 h8798 thy dead * h4191 h8801.
12 And Abraham * h85 bowed down * h7812 h8691 himself before * h6440 the people * h5971 of the land * h776.
13 And he spake * h1696 h8762 unto Ephron * h6085 in the audience * h241 of the people * h5971 of the land * h776, saying * h559 h8800, But if thou wilt give it , I pray thee * h3863, hear * h8085 h8798 me: I will give * h5414 h8804 thee money * h3701 for the field * h7704; take * h3947 h8798 it of me, and I will bury * h6912 h8799 my dead * h4191 h8801 there.
14 And Ephron * h6085 answered * h6030 h8799 Abraham * h85, saying * h559 h8800 unto him,
15 My lord * h113, hearken * h8085 h8798 unto me: the land * h776 is worth four * h702 hundred * h3967 shekels * h8255 of silver * h3701; what is that betwixt * h996 me and thee? bury * h6912 h8798 therefore thy dead * h4191 h8801.
16 And Abraham * h85 hearkened * h8085 h8799 unto Ephron * h6085; and Abraham * h85 weighed * h8254 h8799 to Ephron * h6085 the silver * h3701, which he had named * h1696 h8765 in the audience * h241 of the sons * h1121 of Heth * h2845, four * h702 hundred * h3967 shekels * h8255 of silver * h3701, current * h5674 h8802 money with the merchant * h5503 h8802.
17 And the field * h7704 of Ephron * h6085, which was in Machpelah * h4375, which was before * h6440 Mamre * h4471, the field * h7704, and the cave * h4631 which was therein, and all the trees * h6086 that were in the field * h7704, that were in all the borders * h1366 round about * h5439, were made sure * h6965 h8799
18 Unto Abraham * h85 for a possession * h4736 in the presence * h5869 of the children * h1121 of Heth * h2845, before all that went in * h935 h8802 at the gate * h8179 of his city * h5892.
19 And after * h310 this * h3651, Abraham * h85 buried * h6912 h8804 Sarah * h8283 his wife * h802 in the cave * h4631 of the field * h7704 of Machpelah * h4375 before * h6440 Mamre * h4471: the same is Hebron * h2275 in the land * h776 of Canaan * h3667.
20 And the field * h7704, and the cave * h4631 that is therein, were made sure * h6965 h8799 unto Abraham * h85 for a possession * h272 of a buryingplace * h6913 by the sons * h1121 of Heth * h2845.