Genesis 23 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Death and Burial of Sarah

Now [fn]Sarah^H8283 lived^H2416^H1961 127^H3967^H6242^H7651 years^H8141; these were the years^H8141 of the life^H2416 of Sarah^H8283.

Gen 23:2

Gen 23:2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham [fn]came in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Gen 23:3

Gen 23:3Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

Gen 23:4

Gen 23:4“I am a stranger and a foreign resident among you; give me [fn]a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

Gen 23:5

Gen 23:5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

Gen 23:6

Gen 23:6“Hear us, my lord: you are a [fn]mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead.”

Gen 23:7

Gen 23:7So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

Gen 23:8

Gen 23:8And he spoke with them, saying, “If [fn]you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,

Gen 23:9

Gen 23:9that 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 [fn]your presence for [fn]a burial site.”

Gen 23:10

Gen 23:10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham [fn]so that the sons of Heth heard, that is, all who entered the gate of his city, saying,

Gen 23:11

Gen 23:11“No, my lord, listen to me; I 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.”

Gen 23:12

Gen 23:12And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

Gen 23:13

Gen 23:13But he spoke to Ephron [fn]so that the people of the land heard, saying, “If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.”

Gen 23:14

Gen 23:14Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Gen 23:15

Gen 23:15“My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth [fn]four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”

Gen 23:16

Gen 23:16Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the [fn]presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.

Gen 23:17

So Ephron’s^H6085 field^H7704, which^H834 was in Machpelah^H4375, which^H834 faced^H6440 Mamre^H4471, the field^H7704 and the cave^H4631 which^H834 was in it, and all^H3605 the trees^H6086 which^H834 were in the field^H7704, that were [fn]within all^H3605 the confines^H5439 of its border^H1366, [fn]were deeded^H6965 over^H6965

Gen 23:18

Gen 23:18to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who entered the gate of his city.

Gen 23:19

Gen 23:19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field of Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

Gen 23:20

Gen 23:20So the field and the cave that was in it [fn]were deeded over to Abraham for [fn]a burial site by the sons of Heth.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(23:1)

Lit the life of Sarah was

(23:2)

Or proceeded

(23:4)

Lit possession of a burial place

(23:6)

Lit prince of God

(23:8)

Lit it is with your soul

(23:9)

Lit the midst of you

(23:9)

Lit possession of a burial place

(23:10)

Lit in the ears of

(23:13)

Lit in the ears of

(23:15)

About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg

(23:16)

Lit ears

(23:17)

Lit in all its border around

(23:17)

Or were ratified

(23:20)

Or were ratified

(23:20)

Lit possession of a burial place

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