JST Genesis 23

CHAPTER 23

1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty twenty-seven years old, and she died; these were and thus ended the years of the life of Sarah.

2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is now called Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

3 2 And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her, his wife which was dead.

4 3–4 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5 5–6 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, Hear us, my lord; thou art a mighty prince among us; in the choice choicest of our sepulchres bury thou thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

6 7–8 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even and to the children of Heth; and he communed with them, saying,

7 8–9 If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar for me, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field;

8 9 For, as much money as it is worth he shall have, if he shall will give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst among you.

9 10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth:

10 And Ephron, the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of among all of them that went in at the gate gates of his the city, saying,

11 Nay Hearken, my lord, and hear me; the field I give I thee, and the cave that is therein; I give it thee in the presence of the sons of my people; and I give I it thee; therefore, bury thy dead.

12 12–13 And Abraham bowed down himself down before the people of the land, and he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it I pray thee, hear me;

13 If thou wilt take it of me, I will give thee money for the field, take it of me and I will bury my dead there, but I will give thee money for it.

14 14–15 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, My lord, hearken unto me; the land is worth thou shalt have for four hundred shekels of silver; what is shall that be betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead.

15 16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to unto Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, which was current money with the merchant.

16 17–18 And 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 the borders round about, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession, in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his the city.

17 19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre; the same is called Hebron, in the land of Canaan.

18 20 And the field and the cave that is was therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.