Verse
KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
And Sarah was an
hundred and seven and twenty years old:
these were the years of the life of Sarah.
And the
life
of
Sarah was a
hundred and seven and twenty years .
These were the years of the life of Sarah.
And Sarah died in Kirjatharba;
the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan :
and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba
(
the same is Hebron ),
in the land of Canaan .
And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
And Abraham stood
up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons
of Heth, saying,
And Abraham rose
up from before his dead, and spake unto the children
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.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you .
Give me a possession of a burying-place
with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Hear us, my lord :
thou art a mighty
prince among us :
in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead ;
none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
Hear us, my lord .
Thou art a prince of
God
among us .
In the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead .
None of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
And Abraham stood
up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
And Abraham rose
up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
And he communed with them, saying, 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,
And he communed with them, saying, 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,
That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field ;
for as
much
money
as
it
is
worth
he
shall
give it me for a possession of a buryingplace
amongst
you
.
that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field .
For the
full
price
let
him
give it to
me in
the
midst
of
you
for a possession of a burying-place
.
And
Ephron dwelt
among
the children of Heth :
and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Now
Ephron was
sitting
in
the midst
of
the
children of Heth .
And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Nay, my lord, hear me :
the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ;
in the presence of the sons
of my people give I it thee :
bury thy dead.
Nay, my lord, hear me .
The field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee .
In the presence of the children
of my people give I it thee .
Bury thy dead.
And Abraham bowed down
himself before the people of the land.
And Abraham bowed 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 :
I will give thee
money
for
the field ;
take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me .
I will give the price
of
the
field .
Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
My lord, hearken unto me :
the
land is
worth four hundred shekels of silver ;
what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
My lord, hearken unto me .
A
piece
of
land worth four hundred shekels of silver ,
what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead.
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron ;
and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver ,
which he had named in the audience of the sons
of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron .
And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children
of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current `
money '
with the merchant.
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
So
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 border
thereof
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 city.
unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre :
the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (
the same is Hebron ),
in the land of Canaan.
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace
by the sons
of Heth.
And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place
by the children
of Heth.
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