| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. | 1Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old. |
| 2Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. | 2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. |
| 3Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, | 3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, |
| 4"I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight." | 4“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.” |
| 5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, | 5The Hittites replied to Abraham, |
| 6"Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead." | 6“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.” |
| 7So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. | 7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. |
| 8And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach Ephron the son of Zohar for me, | 8“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 |
| 9that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in your presence for a burial site." | 9to 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.” |
| 10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, | 10Now 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"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 sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead." | 11“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.” |
| 12And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. | 12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land |
| 13He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my dead there." | 13and 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.” |
| 14Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, | 14Ephron answered Abraham, |
| 15"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." | 15“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.” |
| 16Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. | 16Abraham 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. |
| 17So Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over | 17So 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 |
| 18to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. | 18to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city. |
| 19After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. | 19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. |
| 20So the field and the cave that is in it, were deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth. | 20So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site. |
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