And Sarah was an hundred
and seven
and twenty
years
old
: these were the years
of the life
of Sarah
.
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.
And Abraham stood up
from before
his dead
, and spake
unto the sons
of Heth
, saying
,
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
.
And the children of Heth
answered
Abraham
, saying
unto him,
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
.
And Abraham stood up
, and bowed
himself to the people
of the land
, even to the children
of Heth
.
And he communed 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
,
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
.
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
,
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
.
And Abraham bowed down
himself before
the people
of the land
.
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.
And Ephron answered
Abraham
, saying
unto him,
My lord, hearken
unto me: the land
is worth four
hundred
shekels
of silver
; what is that betwixt
me and thee? bury
therefore thy dead
.
And Abraham hearkened
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
.
And 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 borders
round about
, were made sure
Unto Abraham for a possession
in the presence
of the children
of Heth
, before all that went in
at the gate
of his city
.
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
.
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
.