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the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I <i>am</i> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Hear us, my lord: thou <i>art</i> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, <i>even</i> to the children of Heth. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which <i>is</i> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, <i>even</i> of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that <i>is</i> therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou <i>wilt give it</i>, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take <i>it</i> of me, and I will bury my dead there. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>My lord, hearken unto me: the land <i>is worth</i> four hundred shekels of silver; what <i>is</i> that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>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 <i>money</i> with the merchant.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the field of Ephron, which <i>was</i> in Machpelah, which <i>was</i> before Mamre, the field, and the cave which <i>was</i> therein, and all the trees that <i>were</i> in the field, that <i>were</i> in all the borders round about, were made sure <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/23-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And the field, and the cave that <i>is</i> therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/genesis/23-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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