Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Sarah lived
one
hundred twenty-
seven years .
These were the years of Sarah's
life.
And
Sarah was
an
hundred and
seven and
twenty
years old:
these were the years of the
life of
Sarah
.
Sarah died in Kiriath
Arba
(
the same is Hebron ),
in the land of Canaan .
Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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.
Abraham rose
up from before his dead, and spoke
to
the children
of Heth, saying,
And
Abraham stood
up from before his dead, and spake
unto
the sons
of Heth, saying,
"
I am a stranger and a foreigner
living
with you .
Give me a possession of a burying-place
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 buryingplace
with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to
him,
And
the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto
him,
"
Hear us, my lord .
You
are
a prince of
God
among us .
In the choice of our tombs
bury your
dead .
None of us will
withhold from you
his tomb
, but that you
may
bury your
dead. "
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.
Abraham rose
up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
And
Abraham stood
up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
He talked
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 has
, 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
. "
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
.
Now
Ephron was
sitting
in
the
midst
of
the children of Heth .
Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing
of the children of Heth, even of all who
went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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,
"No
, my lord, hear me .
I
give
you
the field, and I
give
you
the cave that is in
it .
In the presence of the children
of my people I
give it to
you.
Bury your
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 sons
of my people give I
it thee:
bury thy
dead.
Abraham bowed himself
down before the people of the land.
And
Abraham bowed down himself
before the people of the land.
He spoke
to
Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, "
But if you
will
, please
hear me .
I will give the
price
of
the field .
Take it from
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
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.
Ephron answered Abraham, saying to
him,
And
Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto
him,
"
My lord, listen
to
me .
What
is
a
piece
of
land worth four hundred shekels of silver between
me and you
? Therefore
bury your
dead. "
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.
Abraham listened
to
Ephron .
Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children
of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according
to
the
current merchants'
standard
.
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
.
So
the field of Ephron ,
which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border
of
it
round about, were made sure
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
to
Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who
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.
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.
The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to
Abraham for a possession of a burying
place
by the children
of Heth.
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.
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