Genesis 23

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1: And wasH1961 old H2416 SarahH8283 a hundredH3967 yearsH8141 and twentyH6242 yearsH8141 and sevenH7651 years-H8141 the yearsH8141 of the life H2416 of Sarah.H8283

2: So diedH4191 SarahH8283 in Kirjath Arba-H7153 that [is]H1931 HebronH2275 in the landH0776 of Canaan-H3667 and cameH0935 AbrahamH0085 to mournH5594 for Sarah,H8283 and to weep [for] her.H1058

3: And stood upH6965 AbrahamH0085 fromH5921 beforeH6440 his dead wife,H4191 and spokeH1696 toH0413 the sonsH1121 of Heth,H2845 saying,H0559

4: a foreignerH1616 and a visitorH8453 I [am]H0595 among you-H5973 GiveH5414 property forH0272 a burial placeH6913 among you,H5973 that I may buryH6912 my deadH4191 out of my sight.H6440

5: And answeredH6030 the sonsH1121 of HethH2845 -H0853 Abraham,H0085 sayingH0559

6: Hear usH8085 my lord,H0113 a princeH5387 mightyH0430 You [are].H0859 Among usH8432 in the choicestH4005 of our burial placesH6913 buryH6912 -H0853 your dead-H4191 -H0582 of usH4480 -H0853 his burial placeH6913 noneH3808 will withholdH3607 from youH4480 that you may buryH6912 your dead.H4191

7: And stood upH6965 Abraham,H0085 and bowed himselfH7812 to the peopleH5971 of the land,H0776 the sonsH1121 of Heth.H2845

8: And he spokeH1696 with themH0854 saying,H0559 ifH0518 it isH3426 -H0853 your wish H5315 that I buryH6912 -H0853 my deadH4191 out of my sight-H6440 hear meH8085 and meetH6293 with EphronH6085 sonH1121 of Zohar,H6714

9: that he may giveH5414 -H0853 the caveH4631 of Machpelah,H4375 whichH0834 which [is]H0834 at the endH7097 of his field-H7704 At the priceH3701 fullH4392 let him give itH5414 among youH8432 as property forH0272 a burial place.H6913

10: And EphronH6085 was sittingH3427 amongH8432 the sonsH1121 of Heth-H2845 and answeredH6030 EphronH6085 the HittiteH2850 -H0853 AbrahamH0085 in the presenceH0241 of the sonsH1121 of Heth,H2845 allH3605 who enteredH0935 at the gateH8179 of his city,H5892 saying,H0559

11: No,H3808 my lord,H0113 hear me,H8085 The fieldH7704 I giveH5414 and the cave,H4631 that [is]H0834 I give itH5414 in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of my people,H5971 I give itH5414 to buryH6912 your dead.H4191

12: And bowed downH7812 AbrahamH0085 beforeH6440 the peopleH5971 of the land.H0776

13: and he spokeH1696 toH0413 EphronH6085 in the hearingH0241 of the peopleH5971 of the land,H0776 saying,H0559 ButH0389 IfH0518 youH0859 please,H3863 hear me,H8085 I will give youH5414 moneyH3701 for the field-H7704 take [it]H3947 from me,H4480 and I will buryH6912 -H0853 my deadH4191 there.H8033

14: And answeredH6030 EphronH6085 -H0853 Abraham,H0085 sayingH0559

15: My lord,H0113 listen to meH8085 The landH0776 [is worth] fourH0702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silver-H3701 between meH0996 and youH0996 what [is]H4100 that?H1931 soH0853 your deadH4191 bury.H6912

16: And listenedH8085 AbrahamH0085 toH0413 Ephron-H6085 and weighed outH8254 AbrahamH0085 for EphronH6085 -H0853 the silver,H3701 whichH0834 he had namedH1696 in the hearingH0241 of the sonsH1121 of Heth,H2845 fourH0702 hundredH3967 shekelsH8255 of silver,H3701 according to the standardH5674 of the merchants.H5503

17: So were deeded overH6965 the fieldH7704 of Ephron,H6085 that [was]H0834 in Machpelah,H4375 that [was]H0834 beforeH6440 MamreH4471 the field,H7704 and the caveH4631 that [was]H0834 and allH3605 the treesH6086 that [were]H0834 in the field,H7704 that [were]H0834 within allH3605 the bordersH1366 around,H5439

18: to AbrahamH0085 as a possessionH4736 in the presenceH5869 of the sonsH1121 of Heth,H2845 before allH3605 who had comeH0935 to the gateH8179 of his city.H5892

19: AndH0310 after this,H3651 buriedH6912 AbrahamH0085 -H0853 SarahH8283 his wifeH0802 inH0413 the caveH4631 of the fieldH7704 of Machpelah,H4375 uponH5921 the faceH6440 of Mamre-H4471 that [is]H1931 HebronH2275 in the landH0776 of Canaan.H3667

20: So were deededH6965 the field,H7704 and the caveH4631 that [is]H0834 to Abraham,H0085 as property forH0272 a burial placeH6913 by,H0853 the sonsH1121 of Heth.H2845