Genesis 23 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

Death and Burial of Sarah

Gen 23:1Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. These were the years of Sarah's life.

Gen 23:2Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba (the same is Hevron), in the land of Kana`an. Avraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

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Gen 23:3Avraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Het, saying,

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Gen 23:4"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."

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Gen 23:5The children of Het answered Avraham, saying to him,

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Gen 23:6"Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead."

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Gen 23:7Avraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Het.

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Gen 23:8He talked 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 `Efron the son of Tzochar,

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Gen 23:9that he may give me the cave of Makhpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place."

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Gen 23:10Now `Efron was sitting in the midst of the children of Het. `Efron the Hittite answered Avraham in the hearing of the children of Het, even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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Gen 23:11"No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead."

Gen 23:12

Gen 23:12Avraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

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Gen 23:13He spoke to `Efron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there."

Gen 23:14

Gen 23:14`Efron answered Avraham, saying to him,

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Gen 23:15"My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead."

Gen 23:16

Gen 23:16Avraham listened to `Efron. Avraham weighed to `Efron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Het, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.

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Gen 23:17So the field of `Efron, which was in Makhpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure

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Gen 23:18to Avraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Het, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

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Gen 23:19After this, Avraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Makhpelah before Mamre (the same is Hevron), in the land of Kana`an.

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Gen 23:20The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Avraham for a possession of a burying place by the children of Het.

The Hebrew Names Version is based off the World English Bible, an update of the American Standard Version of 1901. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Genesis 23 :: Hebrew Names Version (HNV)

Death and Burial of Sarah

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