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Death and Burial of Sarah

1 Now ISarah° lived°° one hundred° and twenty-seven°° years°; [these were] the years° of the life° of Sarah°. 2 Sarah° died° in aKiriath-arba° (that is, Hebron°) in the land° of Canaan°; and Abraham° Iwent° in to mourn° for Sarah° and to weep° for her. 3 Then Abraham° rose° from before° his dead°, and spoke° to the asons° of Heth°, saying°, 4 “I am aa stranger° and a sojourner° among° you; bgive° me Ia cburial° site° among° you that I may bury° my dead° out of my sight°.” 5 The sons° of Heth° answered° Abraham°, saying° to him, 6 “Hear° us, my lord°, you are a Iamighty° prince° among° us; bury° your dead° in the choicest° of our graves°; none°° of us will refuse° you his grave° for burying° your dead°.” 7 So Abraham° rose° and bowed° to the people° of the land°, the sons° of Heth°. 8 And he spoke° with them, saying°, “If° it is your Iwish° [for me] to bury° my dead° out of my sight°, hear° me, and approach° aEphron° the son° of Zohar° for me, 9 that he may give° me the cave° of Machpelah° which° he owns, which° is at the end° of his field°; for the full° price° let him give° it to me in Iyour presence° for IIa burial° site°.” 10 Now Ephron° was sitting° among° the sons° of Heth°; and Ephron° the Hittite° answered° Abraham° in the hearing° of the sons° of Heth°; [even] aof all° who went° in at the gate° of his city°, saying°, 11 “No°, my lord°, hear° me; aI give° you the field°, and I give° you the cave° that is in it. In the presence° of the sons° of my people° I give° it to you; bury° your dead°.” 12 And Abraham° bowed° before° the people° of the land°. 13 He spoke° to Ephron° in the hearing° of the people° of the land°, saying°, “If° you will only° please° listen° to me; I will give° the price° of the field°, accept° [it] from me that I may bury° my dead° there°.” 14 Then Ephron° answered° Abraham°, saying° to him, 15 “My lord°, listen° to me; a piece of land° worth four° hundred° ashekels° of silver°, what° is that between° me and you? So bury° your dead°.” 16 Abraham° listened° to Ephron°; and Abraham° aweighed° out for Ephron° the silver° which° he had named° in the Ihearing° of the sons° of Heth°, four° hundred° shekels° of silver°, IIcommercial° standard°.

[1] ILit the life of Sarah was
[2] IOr proceeded aJsh 14:15; 15:13; 21:11
[3] aGn 10:15; 15:20
[4] ILit possession of a grave aGn 17:8; Lv 25:23; 1Ch 29:15; Ps 39:12; 105:12; 119:19; He 11:9, 13 bAc 7:16 cGn 49:30
[6] ILit prince of God aGn 14:14; 20:7
[8] ILit soul aGn 25:9
[9] ILit the midst of you IILit possession of a burial place
[10] aGn 23:18; 34:20, 24; Ru 4:1, 11
[11] a2S 24:21-24
[15] aEx 30:13; Ezk 45:12
[16] ILit ears IILit current according to the merchant a2S 14:26; Jr 32:9, 10; Zc 11:12

17 ¶ So aEphron’s° field°, which° was in Machpelah°, which° faced° Mamre°, the field° and cave° which° was in it, and all° the trees° which° were in the field°, that were Iwithin all° the confines° of its border°, IIwere deeded° over° 18 to Abraham° for a possession° ain the presence° of the sons° of Heth°, before all° who went° in at the gate° of his city°. 19 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°. 20 So the field° and the cave° that is in it, Iwere adeeded° over° to Abraham° for IIa burial° site° by the sons° of Heth°.

[17] ILit in all its border around IIOr were ratified aGn 25:9; 49:29, 30; 50:13
[18] aGn 23:10
[20] IOr were ratified IILit possession of a burial place aJr 32:10-14


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The age and death of Sarah.

1 ¶ And Sarahº was² an hundredº¹ and sevenº¹ and twentyº yearsº old:º [these were] the yearsº of the lifeº of Sarah.º 2 And Sarahº diedºª in Kirjatharba;º the same² [is] Hebronº in the landº of Canaan:º and Abrahamº cameºª to mournºª for Sarah,º and to weepºª for her.

[1] Gn 17:17.
[2] Gn 13:18; 23:19; 27:41; 50:10; Nu 13:22; 20:29; Dt 34:8; Jsh 10:39; 14:14; 20:7; Jg 1:10; 1S 20:31; 28:3; 2S 1:12, 17; 2:11; 5:3, 5; 1Ch 6:57; 2Ch 35:25; Jr 22:10, 18; Ezk 24:16; Jn 11:31, 35; Ac 8:2.

The purchase of Machpelah,

3 ¶ And Abrahamº stood upºª from beforeº²² his dead,ºª and spakeºª unto² the sonsº of Heth,º saying,ºª 4 I² [am] a strangerº and a sojournerº with² you: giveºª me a possessionº of a buryingplaceº with² you, that I may buryºª my deadºª out of my sight.º² 5 And the childrenº of Hethº answeredºª² Abraham,º sayingºª unto him, 6 Hear² us,¹ª my lord:º thou² [art] a mightyº princeº among² us:¹ in the choiceº of our sepulchresº buryºª² thy dead;ºª noneºº of² us shall withholdºª from² thee² his sepulchre,º but that thou mayest buryºª² thy dead.ºª 7 And Abrahamº stood up,ºª and bowed¹ª himself² to the peopleº of the land,º [even] to the childrenº of Heth.º 8 And he communedºª with² them, saying,ºª If² it beº² your mindº that I should buryºª² my deadºª out of my sight;º² hearºª me, and intreatºª for me to Ephronº the sonº of Zohar,º 9 That he may giveºª me² the caveº of Machpelah,º which² he hath, which² [is] in the endº of his field;º for as much¹ª moneyº as it is worthº he shall give² it¹ª me for a possessionº of a buryingplaceº amongst² you.¹ 10 And Ephronº dweltºª amongº the childrenº of Heth:º and Ephronº the Hittiteº answeredºª² Abrahamº in the audienceº of the childrenº of Heth,º [even] of all² that went inºª at the gateº of his city,º saying,ºª 11 Nay,º my lord,º hear² me:¹ª the fieldº give² I¹ª thee, and the caveº that² [is] therein, I give² it¹ª thee; in the presenceº of the sonsº of my peopleº giveºª I it thee: buryºª thy dead.ºª 12 And Abrahamº bowed down¹ª himself² beforeº the peopleº of the land.º 13 And he spakeºª unto² Ephronº in the audienceº of the peopleº of the land,º saying,ºª But² if² thou² [wilt give it], I pray thee,º hearºª me: I will giveºª thee moneyº for the field;º takeºª [it] of² me, and I will buryºª² my deadºª there.² 14 And Ephronº answeredºª² Abraham,º sayingºª unto him, 15 My lord,º hearkenºª unto me: the landº [is worth] fourº hundredº shekelsº of silver;º what² [is] that² betwixtº me and thee? buryºª therefore thy dead.ºª 16 And Abrahamº hearkenedºª unto² Ephron;º and Abrahamº weighedºª to Ephronº² the silver,º which² he had namedºª in the audienceº of the sonsº of Heth,º fourº hundredº shekelsº of silver,º currentºª [money] with the merchant.ºª

[3] Gn 10:15; 23:5, 7; 25:10; 27:46; 49:30; 1S 26:6; 2S 23:39.
[4] Gn 3:19; 17:8; 23:19; 47:9; 49:30; 50:13; Lv 25:23; 1Ch 29:15; Jb 30:23; Ps 39:12; 105:12; 119:19; Ec 6:3; 12:5, 7; Ac 7:5; He 11:9, 13; 1P 2:11.
[6] Gn 13:2; 14:14; 18:12; 21:22; 24:18, 35; 31:35; 32:4, 18; 42:10; 44:5, 8; Ex 32:22; Ru 2:13; Is 45:14; 1Jn 3:1.
[7] Gn 18:2; 19:1; Pv 18:24; Ro 12:17; He 12:14; 1P 3:8.
[8] 1K 2:17; Lk 7:3; He 7:26; 1Jn 2:1.
[9] Ro 12:17; 13:8.
[10] Gn 23:18; 24:10; 34:20, 24; Ru 4:1; Jb 29:7; Is 28:6; Mt 9:1; Lk 2:3.
[11] Gn 23:6, 18; Nu 35:30; Dt 17:6; 19:15; Ru 4:1, 4, 9, 11; 2S 24:20; 1Ch 21:22; Is 32:8; Jr 32:7; Lk 19:24.
[12] Gn 18:2; 19:1; 23:7.
[13] Gn 14:22; 2S 24:24; Ac 20:35; Ro 13:8; Php 4:5; Col 4:5; He 13:5.
[15] Gn 23:16; Ex 30:15; Ezk 45:12.
[16] Gn 23:15; 43:21; Ex 30:13; Ezr 8:25; Jb 28:15; Jr 32:9; Ezk 45:12; Zc 11:12; Mt 7:12; Ro 13:8; Php 4:8; 1Th 4:6.

17 ¶ And the fieldº of Ephron,º which² [was] in Machpelah,º which² [was] beforeº Mamre,º the field,º and the caveº which² [was] therein, and all² the treesº that² [were] in the field,º that² [were] in all² the bordersº round about,º were made sureºª 18 Unto Abrahamº for a possessionº in the presenceº of the childrenº of Heth,º before all² that went inºª at the gateº of his city.º

[17] Gn 23:20; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13; Ru 4:7; Ps 112:5; Jr 32:7; Mt 10:16; Ac 7:16; Ep 5:15; Col 4:5.
[18] Gn 34:20; Ru 4:1; Jr 32:12.

where Sarah was buried.

19 And afterº this,º Abrahamº buriedºª² Sarahº his wifeº in² the caveº of the fieldº of Machpelahº beforeº² Mamre:º the same² [is] Hebronº in the landº of Canaan.º 20 And the field,º and the caveº that² [is] therein, were made sureºª unto Abrahamº for a possessionº of a buryingplaceº by²² the sonsº of Heth.º

[19] Gn 3:19; 25:9; 35:27; 47:30; 49:29; 50:13, 25; Jb 30:23; Ec 6:3; 12:5, 7.
[20] Gn 25:9; 49:31; 50:5, 13, 24; Ru 4:7; 2S 24:24; 2K 21:18; Jr 32:10.


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