| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. | 1Sarah lived for 127 years. That's how long Sarah's life was. |
| 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, in Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. |
| 3Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, | 3Then Abraham stood up from beside his dead wife and addressed the Hittites. He said, |
| 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 an alien and an outsider among you. Give me a cemetery among you where I can bury my dead away from my presence." |
| 5The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, | 5The Hittites responded 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 a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial tombs. None of us would refuse you his tomb for burying your dead." |
| 7So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. | 7Abraham rose and bowed before the Hittites, the people of the land, |
| 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, | 8and addressed them, "If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me and make a request of Zohar's son Ephron 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." | 9Give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him, at the end of his field. He should sell it to me in your presence at full price for 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 since Ephron the Hittite had taken a seat there among the Hittites, he responded publicly to Abraham where the Hittites and everyone who was entering the gate of his city could hear him: |
| 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, sir. Listen to me! I'll give you the field, and I'll give you the cave that's in it. I give it to you publicly, in the sight of my people. Bury your dead." |
| 12And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. | 12Abraham bowed 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 then addressed Ephron so all the people of the land could hear him: "Please listen to me! I'm willing to pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, so I may bury my dead there." |
| 14Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, | 14So Ephron 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"Sir, listen to me! The land is worth 400 shekels of silver, but what's that between us? You may 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 with Ephron, so he weighed out to Ephron the money to which he had agreed publicly while the Hittites were listening: 400 shekels of silver at the current merchant rate. |
| 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 | 17That's how Ephron's field in Machpelah, east of Mamre—the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were within the boundaries of the field—came to be deeded |
| 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 in the presence of all the Hittites and everyone who was entering the city gate. |
| 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 at the field of Machpelah, east of Mamre (that is, in 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. | 20And so the field with its cave was deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site. |
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