Genesis - 23

1 - And Sarah - was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah - .

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.

3 - And Abraham - stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth - , saying,

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.

5 - And the children of Heth - answered Abraham - , saying unto him,

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.

7 - And Abraham - stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth - .

8 - 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 - ,

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.

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,

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.

12 - And Abraham - bowed down himself before the people of the land.

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.

14 - And Ephron - answered Abraham - , saying unto him,

15 - 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.

16 - 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.

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 trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure

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.

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 - .

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 - .