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Chapter
23
The
age and death of Sarah
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.
The
purchase of Machpelah, where Sarah was buried
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.
Gen 23:1-20 (KJV)
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