| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. | 1Now Sarah lived 127 years; these were all the years of her life. |
| 2So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came 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 to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. |
| 3Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, | 3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:" |
| 4“I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” | 4I am a foreign resident among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead." |
| 5And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, | 5The Hittites replied to Abraham," |
| 6“Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.” | 6Listen to us, lord. You are God's chosen one among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place. None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead." |
| 7Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. | 7Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hittites, the people of the land. |
| 8And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, | 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 |
| 9that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you.” | 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 a burial place." |
| 10Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying, | 10Ephron was sitting among the Hittites. So in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham: " |
| 11“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!” | 11No, 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 presence of my people. Bury your dead." |
| 12Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; | 12Abraham bowed down to the people of the land |
| 13and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.” | 13and said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, "Please listen to me. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there." |
| 14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, | 14Ephron answered Abraham and said to him, " |
| 15“My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.” | 15My lord, listen to me. Land worth 400 shekels of silver--what is that between you and me? Bury your dead." |
| 16And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants. | 16Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate. |
| 17So the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded | 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 |
| 18to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. | 18Abraham's possession in the presence of all the Hittites who came to the gate of his city. |
| 19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. | 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. |
| 20So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place. | 20The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place. |
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