| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. | 1Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. |
| 2And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. | 2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. |
| 3And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, | 3Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, |
| 4“I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” | 4"I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight." |
| 5The Hittites answered Abraham, | 5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, |
| 6“Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” | 6"Hear us, my lord, you are a 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." |
| 7Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. | 7So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. |
| 8And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, | 8And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach Ephron the son of Zohar for me, |
| 9that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.” | 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 your presence for a burial site." |
| 10Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, | 10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, |
| 11“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” | 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 sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead." |
| 12Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. | 12And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. |
| 13And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” | 13He 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." |
| 14Ephron answered Abraham, | 14Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, |
| 15“My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” | 15"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." |
| 16Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. | 16Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. |
| 17So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over | 17So Ephron'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 within all the confines of its border, were deeded over |
| 18to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. | 18to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. |
| 19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. | 19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. |
| 20The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites. | 20So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth. |
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