23:1 And the life of Sarrha was an hundred
and twenty-seven years.
23:2 And Sarrha died in the city of Arboc, which is in the valley, this is
Chebron in the land of Chanaan; and Abraam came to lament for Sarrha and to
mourn.
23:3 And Abraam stood up from before his dead; and Abraam spoke to the sons
of Chet, saying,
23:4 I am a sojourner and a stranger among you, give me therefore possession
of a burying-place among you, and I will bury my dead away from me.
23:5 And the sons of Chet answered to Abraam, saying, Not so, Sir,
23:6 but hear us; thou art in the midst of us a king from Elohim; bury thy dead
in our choice sepulchres, for not one of us will by any means withhold his
sepulchre from thee, so that thou shouldest not bury thy dead there.
23:7 And Abraam rose up and did obeisance to the people of the land, to the
sons of Chet.
23:8 And Abraam spoke to them, saying, If ye have it in your mind that I
should bury my dead out of my sight, hearken to me, and speak for me to
Ephron the son Saar.
23:9 And let him give me the double cave which he has, which is in a part of
his field, let him give it me for the money it is worth for possession of a
burying-place among you.
23:10 Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Chet, and
Ephron the Chettite answered Abraam and spoke in the hearing of the sons of
Chet, and of all who entered the city, saying,
23:11 Attend to me, my lord, and hear me, I give to thee the field and the
cave which is in it; I have given it thee before all my country men; bury
thy dead.
23:12 And Abraam did obeisance before the people of the land.
23:13 And he said in the ears of Ephron before the people of the land, Since
thou art on my side, hear me; take the price of the field from me, and I
will bury my dead there.
23:14 But Ephron answered Abraam, saying,
23:15 Nay, my lord, I have heard indeed, the land [is worth] four hundred
silver didrachmas, but what can this be between me and thee? nay, do thou
bury thy dead.
23:16 And Abraam hearkened to Ephron, and Abraam rendered to Ephron the
money, which he mentioned in the ears of the sons of Chet, four hundred
didrachmas of silver approved with merchants.
23:17 And the field of Ephron, which was in Double Cave, which is opposite
Mambre, the field and the cave, which was in it, and every tree which was in
the field, and whatever is in its borders round about, were made sure in its
borders round about, were made sure
23:18 to Abraam for a possession, before the sons of Chet, and all that
entered into the city.
23:19 After this Abraam buried Sarrha his wife in the Double Cave of the
field, which is opposite Mambre, this is Chebron in the land of Chanaan.
23:20 So the field and the cave which was in it were made sure to Abraam for
possession of a burying place, by the sons of Chet. |
23:1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and
twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
23:2 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.
23:3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of
Heth, saying,
23:4 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.
23:5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:6 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.
23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even
to the children of Heth.
23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should
bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son
of Zohar,
23:9 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.
23:10 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,
23:11 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.
23:12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
23:13 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.
23:14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
23:15 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.
23:16 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.
23:17 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
23:18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth,
before all that went in at the gate of his city.
23:19 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.
23:20 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. |