Genesis 23 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And the life of Sarah shall be a hundred years, and twenty years, and seven years; the years of the life of Sarah. Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
2 And Sarah shall die in the city of four; this is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham will come to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
3 And Abraham will rise up from the face of his dead, and speak to the sons of Heth, saying, And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites, Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
4 I am a sojourner and stranger with you: give me the possession of a grave with you, and I will bury my dead from my face. “I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.”
5 And the sons of Heth will answer Abraham, saying to him, The Hittites answered Abraham, The Hittites replied to Abraham,
6 Hear us, lord; thou a prince of God in the midst of us: in the choice of our graves, bury thy dead; a man of us shall not withhold from thee his grave from burying thy dead. “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 And Abraham will rise up and will bow himself to the earth before the sons of Heth. Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
8 And he will speak to them, saying, If it is your soul to bury my dead from my face, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron, son of Zohar. And he said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar, He said to them, “If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
9 And he shall give to me the cave of Machpelah, which is to him, which is in the end of his field; for the full silver he shall give it to me in the midst of you for the possession of a grave. that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as property for a burying place.” so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”
10 And Ephron dwelt in the midst of the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite will answer Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all going to the gate of his city, saying, Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
11 Nay, lord, hear me; the field I gave thee, and the cave which is in it, to thee I gave it before the eyes of the sons of my people; I gave to thee: bury thy dead. “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” “No, my lord,” he said. “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.”
12 And Abraham will bow himself down before the face of the people of the land. Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
13 And he will speak to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, Surely, if thou art for it, hear me: I gave silver for the field, take of me: and I will bury my dead there. And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” and he said to Ephron in their hearing, “Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there.”
14 And Ephron will answer Abraham, saying to him, Ephron answered Abraham, Ephron answered Abraham,
15 Lord, hear me: the land, four hundred shekels of silver; between me and between thee, what is that? and bury thy dead. “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” “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.”
16 And Abraham will listen to Ephron, and Abraham will weigh to Ephron the silver, which he spake in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, passing for traffic. Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. Abraham 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 weight current among the merchants.
17 And Ephron's field will stand, which is in Machpelah, which is before the face of Mamra, the field and cave which are in it, and every tree which is in the field, which is in all the bounds round about. So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, was made over So Ephron’s field in Machpelah near Mamre—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded
18 To Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, with all going to the gate of his city. to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at the gate of his city. to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before the face of Mamra: this is Hebron in the land of Canaan. After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
20 And the field will stand, and the cave which is in it, to Abraham for the possession of a burying place, from the sons of Heth. The field and the cave that is in it were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites. So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
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