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23:1
And
Sarah
was an
hundred
and
seven
and
twenty
years
old
: these were the
year
s of the
life
of Sarah.
23:2
And Sarah died in
Kirjatharba
; the same is
Hebron
in the land of
Canaan
: and
Abraham
came to
mourn
for Sarah, and to
weep
for her.
23:3
And Abraham stood up from before
his dead
, and spake unto the sons of
Heth
, saying,
23:4
I am a stranger
and a
sojourner
with you: give me a
possession
of a
buryingplace
with you, that I may
bury my dead out of my sight
.
23:5
And
the children of Heth
answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:6
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
.
23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to
the people of the land
, even to the children of Heth.
23:8
And he
commune
d with them, saying,
If it be your mind
that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and
intreat
for me to
Ephron
the son of
Zohar
,
23:9
That he may give me
the cave
of
Machpelah
, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for
as much money as it is worth
he shall give it me for a
possession of a buryingplace
amongst you.
23:10
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the
Hittite
answered Abraham
in the audience
of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at
the gate of his city
, saying,
23:11
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
.
23:12
And Abraham bowed down himself before
the people of the land
.
23:13
And he spake unto Ephron in
the audience of the people
of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee
money
for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
23:14
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:15
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth
four hundred
shekel
s of
silver
;
what is that betwixt me and thee?
bury therefore thy dead.
23:16
And Abraham
hearken
ed unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the
silver
, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred
shekels of silver
,
current money
with the
merchant
.
23:17
And
the field of Ephron
which was in
Machpelah
, which was before
Mamre
, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the
tree
s that were in the field, that were in all the
border
s round about, were
made sure
23:18
Unto Abraham for a possession in
the presence of the children
of Heth, before
all that went in at the gate of his city
.
23:19
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
.
23:20
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by
the sons of Heth
.
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