Genesis 23

1 ♥ 📝 A nd the life of Sarah^H8283 was^H2416 a hundred^H3967 and seven^H7651 and twenty^H6242 years:^H8141 these were the years^H8141 of the life^H2416 of Sarah.^H8283

2 ♥ 📝 And Sarah^H8283 died^H4191 in Kiriath-arba^H7153 (the same is Hebron),^H2275 in the land^H776 of Canaan:^H3667 and Abraham^H85 came^H935 to mourn^H5594 for Sarah,^H8283 and to weep^H1058 for her.

3 ♥ 📝 And Abraham^H85 rose up^H6965 from before^H6440 his dead,^H4191 and spake^H1696 unto the children^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 saying,^H559

4 ♥ 📝 I am a stranger^H1616 and a sojourner^H8453 with you: give^H5414 me a possession^H272 of a burying-place^H6913 with you, that I may bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 out of my sight.^H6440

5 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Heth^H2845 answered^H6030 Abraham,^H85 saying^H559 unto him,

6 ♥ 📝 Hear us,^H8085 my lord;^H113 thou art a prince^H5387 of God^H430 among us:^H8432 in the choice^H4005 of our sepulchres^H6913 bury^H6912 thy dead;^H4191 none^H3808 of us shall withhold^H3607 from thee his sepulchre,^H6913 but that thou mayest bury^H6912 thy dead.^H4191

7 ♥ 📝 And Abraham^H85 rose up,^H6965 and bowed^H7812 himself to the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 even to the children^H1121 of Heth.^H2845

8 ♥ 📝 And he communed^H1696 with them, saying,^H559 If it be^H3426 your mind^H5315 that I should bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 out of my sight,^H6440 hear^H8085 me, and entreat^H6293 for me to Ephron^H6085 the son^H1121 of Zohar,^H6714

9 ♥ 📝 that he may give^H5414 me the cave^H4631 of Machpelah,^H4375 which he hath, which is in the end^H7097 of his field;^H7704 for the^H4392 full^H4392 price^H3701 let him give it^H5414 to me in the midst of you^H8432 for a possession^H272 of a burying-place.^H6913

10 ♥ 📝 Now Ephron^H6085 was sitting^H3427 in the midst^H8432 of the children^H1121 of Heth:^H2845 and Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850 answered^H6030 Abraham^H85 in the audience^H241 of the children^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 even of all that went in^H935 at the gate^H8179 of his city,^H5892 saying,^H559

11 ♥ 📝 Nay,^H3808 my lord,^H113 hear me:^H8085 the field^H7704 give I^H5414 thee, and the cave^H4631 that is therein, I give it^H5414 thee; in the presence^H5869 of the children^H1121 of my people^H5971 give^H5414 I it thee: bury^H6912 thy dead.^H4191

12 ♥ 📝 And Abraham^H85 bowed himself down^H7812 before^H6440 the people^H5971 of the land.^H776

13 ♥ 📝 And he spake^H1696 unto Ephron^H6085 in the audience^H241 of the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 saying,^H559 But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear^H8085 me: I will give^H5414 the price^H3701 of the field;^H7704 take^H3947 it of me, and I will bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 there.

14 ♥ 📝 And Ephron^H6085 answered^H6030 Abraham,^H85 saying^H559 unto him,

15 ♥ 📝 My lord,^H113 hearken^H8085 unto me: a piece of land^H776 worth four^H702 hundred^H3967 shekels^H8255 of silver,^H3701 what is that betwixt^H996 me and thee? bury^H6912 therefore thy dead.^H4191

16 ♥ 📝 And Abraham^H85 hearkened^H8085 unto Ephron;^H6085 and Abraham^H85 weighed^H8254 to Ephron^H6085 the silver^H3701 which he had named^H1696 in the audience^H241 of the children^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 four^H702 hundred^H3967 shekels^H8255 of silver,^H3701 current^H5674 [money] with the merchant.^H5503

17 ♥ 📝 So the field^H7704 of Ephron,^H6085 which was in Machpelah,^H4375 which was before^H6440 Mamre,^H4471 the field,^H7704 and the cave^H4631 which was therein, and all the trees^H6086 that were in the field,^H7704 that were in all the border^H1366 thereof round about,^H5439 were made sure^H6965

18 ♥ 📝 unto Abraham^H85 for a possession^H4736 in the presence^H5869 of the children^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 before all that went in^H935 at the gate^H8179 of his city.^H5892

19 ♥ 📝 And after^H310 this,^H3651 Abraham^H85 buried^H6912 Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802 in the cave^H4631 of the field^H7704 of Machpelah^H4375 before^H6440 Mamre^H4471 (the same is Hebron),^H2275 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

20 ♥ 📝 And the field,^H7704 and the cave^H4631 that is therein, were made sure^H6965 unto Abraham^H85 for a possession^H272 of a burying-place^H6913 by the children^H1121 of Heth.^H2845