| International Standard Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Sarah lived for 127 years. That's how long Sarah's life was. | 1When Sarah was 127 years old, |
| 2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. | 2she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her. |
| 3Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said, | 3Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders, |
| 4"I am an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence." | 4“Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.” |
| 5The Hittites responded to Abraham, | 5The Hittites replied to Abraham, |
| 6"Listen to us, sir. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial tombs. None of us would refuse you his tomb for burying your dead." | 6“Listen, my lord, you are an honored prince among us. Choose the finest of our tombs and bury her there. No one here will refuse to help you in this way.” |
| 7Abraham rose and bowed before the Hittites, the people of the land, | 7Then Abraham bowed low before the Hittites |
| 8and addressed them, "If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me and make a request of Zohar's son Ephron on my behalf. | 8and said, “Since you are willing to help me in this way, be so kind as to ask Ephron son of Zohar |
| 9Give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him, at the end of his field. He should sell it to me in your presence at full price for a burial site." | 9to let me buy his cave at Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I will pay the full price in the presence of witnesses, so I will have a permanent burial place for my family.” |
| 10Now since Ephron the Hittite had taken a seat there among the Hittites, he responded publicly to Abraham where the Hittites and everyone who was entering the gate of his city could hear him: | 10Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. |
| 11"No, sir. Listen to me! I'll give you the field, and I'll give you the cave that's in it. I give it to you publicly, in the sight of my people. Bury your dead." | 11“No, my lord,” he said to Abraham, “please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead.” |
| 12Abraham bowed before the people of the land | 12Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, |
| 13and then addressed Ephron so all the people of the land could hear him: "Please listen to me! I'm willing to pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, so I may bury my dead there." | 13and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. “No, listen to me. I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there.” |
| 14So Ephron answered Abraham, | 14Ephron answered Abraham, |
| 15"Sir, listen to me! The land is worth 400 shekels of silver, but what's that between us? You may bury your dead." | 15“My lord, please listen to me. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your dead.” |
| 16Abraham agreed with Ephron, so he weighed out to Ephron the money to which he had agreed publicly while the Hittites were listening: 400 shekels of silver at the current merchant rate. | 16So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction. |
| 17That's how Ephron's field in Machpelah, east of Mamre—the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were within the boundaries of the field—came to be deeded | 17So Abraham bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field itself, the cave that was in it, and all the surrounding trees. |
| 18to Abraham in the presence of all the Hittites and everyone who was entering the city gate. | 18It was transferred to Abraham as his permanent possession in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate. |
| 19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave at the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan. | 19Then Abraham buried his wife, Sarah, there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre (also called Hebron). |
| 20And so the field with its cave was deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site. | 20So the field and the cave were transferred from the Hittites to Abraham for use as a permanent burial place. |
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