| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Sarah lived 127 years. | 1Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old. |
| 2Then she died in Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went 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 got up from mourning his dead wife and said to the sons of Heth, | 3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, |
| 4"I am a temporary settler among you. Grant me ownership of a burial site among you so that I may bury my dead." | 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, | 5The Hittites replied to Abraham, |
| 6"Listen, sir, you are a mighty prince among us! You may bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb to prevent you from 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.” |
| 7Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth. | 7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. |
| 8Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar | 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 |
| 9if he will sell me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him sell it to me publicly for the full price, so that I may own it as 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.” |
| 10(Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite replied to Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth--before all who entered the gate of his city-- | 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 out. I sell you both the field and the cave that is in it. In the presence of my people I sell 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.” |
| 12Abraham bowed before the local people | 12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land |
| 13and said to Ephron in their hearing, "Hear me, if you will. I pay to you the price of the field. Take it from me so 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.” |
| 14Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, | 14Ephron answered Abraham, |
| 15"Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but 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.” |
| 16So Abraham agreed to Ephron's price and weighed out for him the price that Ephron had quoted in the hearing of the sons of Heth--400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. | 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 Abraham secured Ephron's field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border, | 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 |
| 18as his property in the presence of the sons of Heth before all who entered the gate of Ephron's 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 his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to 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 Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site from 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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