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<i>these were</i> the years of the life of Sarah. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then Abraham rose from before his dead and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“I am a sojourner and a foreign resident among you; give me a possession for a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“Hear us, my lord, you are a <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial sites; none of us will refuse you his burial sites for burying your dead.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>desire <i>for me</i> to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>your presence as a possession for a burial site.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth, <i>even</i> of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will only please hear me; I will give the silver for the field, accept <i>it</i> from me that I may bury my dead there.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“My lord, hear me; a piece of land worth <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So Abraham heard Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>commercial standard. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>So Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>within all the confines of its border, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>were deeded over <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>to Abraham as purchased in the sight of the sons of Heth, before all who came in at the gate of his city. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So the field and the cave that is in it <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[†]</a></span>were deeded over to Abraham for a possession for a burial site by the sons of Heth.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>the life of Sarah was</i><br><span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>proceeded</i><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>prince of God</i><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>soul</i><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>the midst of you</i><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> Approx. 10 lb. or 4.4 kg, a shekel was approx. 0.4 oz. or 11 gm<br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>ears</i><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>current according to the merchant</i><br><span class="fnverse">17</span> Lit <i>in all its border around</i><br><span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>were ratified</i><br><span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>were confirmed</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Legacy Standard Bible Copyright ©2021 by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved. 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