The Death and Burial of Sarah 1 ULT Now the life of Sarah was 127 years; the years of the life of Sarah. BSB BSB: Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
2 ULT Then Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, which{ is} Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. BSB BSB: She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
3 ULT Then Abraham got up from beside his dead one, and he spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, BSB BSB: Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites,
4 ULT “I{ am} a foreigner and a sojourner among you. Give to me property for a burial place among you, so that I can bury my dead from before me.” BSB BSB: “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
5 ULT Then the sons of Heth replied to Abraham, saying to him, BSB BSB: The Hittites replied to Abraham,
6 ULT “Listen to us, my lord. You{ are} a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. Each of us will not withhold from you his burial place to bury your dead.” BSB BSB: “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.”
7 ULT Then Abraham got up and bowed to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, BSB BSB: Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
8 ULT and he said to them, saying,“If it is your will to bury my dead from before me, listen to me and intercede for me with Ephron, the son of Zohar, BSB BSB: “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
9 ULT so that he will give to me the cave of Machpelah, which{ belongs} to him, which{ is} at the end of his field. For full price let him give it to me among you as property for a burial place.” BSB BSB: 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.”
10 ULT Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth, so Ephron the Hittite responded to Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, for everyone who had come{ to} the gate of his city, saying, BSB BSB: 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,
11 ULT “No, my lord. Listen to me: I give to you the field, and I give to you the cave that{ is} in it. I give it to you before the eyes of the sons of my people. Bury your dead.” BSB BSB: “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.”
12 ULT Then Abraham bowed before the people of the land, BSB BSB: Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
13 ULT and he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying,“But if you would, please listen to me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.” BSB BSB: 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.”
14 ULT Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, BSB BSB: Ephron answered Abraham,
15 ULT “My lord, listen to me. Land{ worth} 400 shekels of silver, between me and you, what{ is} that? So bury your dead.” BSB BSB: “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.”
16 ULT So Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the price that he had mentioned in the ears of the sons of Heth, 400 shekels of silver, the currency among the merchants. BSB BSB: 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.
17 ULT So the field of Ephron that{ was} in Machpelah which{ was} before Mamre, the field and the cave that{ was} in it, and every tree that{ was} in the field, that{ was} within all of its surrounding borders, was deeded BSB BSB: 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
18 ULT to Abraham as his possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, before everyone who had come to the gate of his city. BSB BSB: to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
19 ULT Then after that, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which{ is} Hebron, in the land of Canaan. BSB BSB: 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.
20 ULT So the field and the cave that{ was} in it were deeded to Abraham as property for a burial place from the sons of Heth. BSB BSB: So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.