Genesis 2323GenesisAbrahamLeeser Tanakh

Leeser TanakhBerean Standard Bible

1. The Death and Burial of Sarah

2. 1ENGLEEAnd the lifetime of Sarah was a hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.BSBBSB: Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
3. 2ENGLEEAnd Sarah died in Kiryath-arba, the same in Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.BSBBSB: She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
4. 3ENGLEEAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,BSBBSB: Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
5. 4ENGLEEA stranger and a sojourner I am with you; give me a possession for a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.BSBBSB: “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
6. 5ENGLEEAnd the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him:BSBBSB: The Hittites replied to Abraham,
7. 6ENGLEEHear us, my lord; a prince of God thou art among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, so that thou mayest bury thy dead.BSBBSB: “Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”
8. 7ENGLEEAnd Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.BSBBSB: Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
9. 8ENGLEEAnd he spoke with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and intercede for me with Ephron the son of Zochar,BSBBSB: “If you are willing for me to bury my dead,” he said to them, “listen to me, and approach Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
10. 9ENGLEEThat he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which is his, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession as a burying-place amongst you.BSBBSB: to sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me in your presence for full price, so that I may have a burial site.”
11. 10ENGLEEAnd Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those that went in at the gate of his city, saying,BSBBSB: Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham,
12. 11ENGLEENay, my lord, hear me: the field I give to thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people do I give it to thee; bury thy dead.BSBBSB: “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 presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
13. 12ENGLEEAnd Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.BSBBSB: Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
14. 13ENGLEEAnd he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wouldst only hear me; I will give the money for the field, take it off me, and I will bury my dead there.BSBBSB: and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
15. 14ENGLEEAnd Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,BSBBSB: Ephron answered Abraham,
16. 15ENGLEEMy lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? only bury thy dead.BSBBSB: “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.”
17. 16ENGLEEAnd Abraham understood the meaning of Ephron; and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant.BSBBSB: Abraham 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 standard of the merchants.
18. 17ENGLEEAnd the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all its borders round about, were made sureBSBBSB: So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the cave that was in it, and all the trees within the boundaries of the field were deeded over
19. 18ENGLEEUnto Abraham for a bought possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.BSBBSB: to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
20. 19ENGLEEAnd after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan.BSBBSB: After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
21. 20ENGLEEAnd the field, with the cave that is therein, was made sure unto Abraham for a possession as a burying-place by the sons of Heth.BSBBSB: So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.