Now 1Sarah lived
one hundred
and twenty-seven
years
; these were the years
of the life
of Sarah
.
Sarah died
in aKiriath-arba
(that is, Hebron
) in the land
of Canaan
; and Abraham
1went
in to mourn
for Sarah
and to weep
for her.
Then Abraham rose
from before
his dead
, and spoke
to the asons
of Heth
, saying
,
"I am aa stranger and a sojourner
among
you; bgive
me 1a cburial
site
among
you that I may bury
my dead
out of my sight
."
The sons of Heth
answered
Abraham
, saying
to him,
"Hear us, my lord
, you are a 1 amighty
prince
among
us; bury
your dead
in the choicest
of our graves
; none
of us will refuse
you his grave
for burying
your dead
."
So Abraham rose
and bowed
to the people
of the land
, the sons
of Heth
.
And he spoke with them, saying
, "If
it is your 1wish
for me to bury
my dead
out of my sight
, hear
me, and approach
aEphron
the son
of Zohar
for me,
that he may give me the cave
of Machpelah
which
he owns, which
is at the end
of his field
; for the full
price
let him give
it to me in 1your presence
for 2a burial
site
."
Now Ephron was sitting
among
the sons
of Heth
; and Ephron
the Hittite
answered
Abraham
in the hearing
of the sons
of Heth
; even aof all
who went
in at the gate
of his city
, saying
,
"No, my lord
, hear
me; aI give
you the field
, and I give
you the cave
that is in it. In the presence
of the sons
of my people
I give
it to you; bury
your dead
."
And Abraham bowed
before
the people
of the land
.
He spoke to Ephron
in the hearing
of the people
of the land
, saying
, "If
you will only
please
listen
to me; I will give
the price
of the field
, accept
it from me that I may bury
my dead
there
."
Then Ephron answered
Abraham
, saying
to him,
"My lord, listen
to me; a piece of land
worth four
hundred
ashekels
of silver
, what
is that between
me and you? So bury
your dead
."
Abraham listened
to Ephron
; and Abraham
aweighed
out for Ephron
the silver
which
he had named
in the 1hearing
of the sons
of Heth
, four
hundred
shekels
of silver
, 2commercial
standard
.
So aEphron's field
, which
was in Machpelah
, which
faced
Mamre
, the field
and cave
which
was in it, and all
the trees
which
were in the field
, that were 1within all
the confines
of its border
, 2were deeded
over
to Abraham for a possession
ain the presence
of the sons
of Heth
, before all
who went
in at the gate
of his city
.
After this
, Abraham
buried
Sarah
his wife
in the cave
of the field
at Machpelah
facing
Mamre
(that is, Hebron
) in the land
of Canaan
.
So the field and the cave
that is in it, 1were adeeded
over
to Abraham
for 2a burial
site
by the sons
of Heth
.