Genesis 23 CSB NIV Parallel

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1Now Sarah lived 127 years; these were all the years of her life.

1Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.

2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

2She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.

3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hethites:

3Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,

4"I am an alien residing among you. Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead."

4"I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."

5The Hethites replied to Abraham,

5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

6"Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place. None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead."

6"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."

7Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land.

7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.

8He said to them, "If you are willing for me to bury my dead, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

8He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf

9to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property."

9so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."

10Ephron was sitting among the Hethites. So in the hearing of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham:

10Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.

11"No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the sight of my people. Bury your dead."

11"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."

12Abraham bowed down to the people of the land

12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land

13and said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, "Listen to me, if you please. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there."

13and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."

14Ephron answered Abraham and said to him,

14Ephron answered Abraham,

15"My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver--what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

15"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

16Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the hearing of the Hethites: four hundred standard shekels of silver.

16Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.

17So Ephron's field at Machpelah near Mamre--the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field--became

17So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre--both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field--was deeded

18Abraham's possession in the sight of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city.

18to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.

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

19Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

20The field with its cave passed from the Hethites to Abraham as burial property.

20So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.

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