1 ¶ And Sarah was one hundred and twenty-seven years old; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Sarah lived 127 years. These were the years of Sarah’s life.

2 A nd Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Then Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. And Abraham had sorrow for Sarah and cried for her.

3 ¶ And Abraham stood up from before his dead and spoke unto the sons of Heth, saying,

Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife, and said to the sons of Heth,

4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

“I am a stranger living among you for a time. Give me some of your land so I may bury my wife.”

5 A nd the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

The sons of Heth answered Abraham,

6 H ear us, my lord; thou art a prince of God among us; in the best of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre so that thou may bury thy dead.

“Listen to us, my lord. You are a powerful ruler among us. Bury your wife in the best of our graves. None of us will keep his grave from you for burying your wife.”

7 A nd Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the sons of Heth.

So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

8 A nd he communed with them, saying, If it is your desire that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and intercede for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,

He said to them, “If you are willing to have me bury my wife, hear me, and ask Zohar’s son Ephron for me.

9 t hat he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

Ask him to give me the grave of Machpelah which he has at the other side of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price in front of you, for a place to bury my wife.”

10 T his Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron, the Hittite, answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham so what he said could be heard by the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.

11 N o, my lord, hear me; I give thee the field, and the cave that is therein, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee; bury thy dead.

He said, “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field. And I give you the grave that is in it. I give it to you in front of the sons of my people. Bury your wife.”

12 A nd Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

Abraham bowed to the people of the land.

13 A nd he spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me; I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

He said to Ephron so that all the people of the land heard it, “Listen to me if you will. I will give you the price of the field. Receive it from me, that I may bury my wife there.”

14 A nd Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Ephron answered Abraham,

15 M y lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

“My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred pieces of silver. What is that between me and you? So bury your wife.”

16 ¶ Then Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver which he had said and was heard by the sons of Heth to be the price, four hundred pieces of silver. He weighed it in the same way those who buy and sell weighed it at that time.

17 A nd the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field that were in all the borders round about were made sure

So Ephron’s field in Machpelah east of Mamre, the field and grave that was in it, and all the trees within the sides of the field, were handed over

18 u nto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

to Abraham for his own. It was handed over in front of the sons of Heth and all who came in through the gate of his city.

19 A nd after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.

After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the grave of the field of Machpelah east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

20 A nd the field and the cave that is therein were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.

The field and the grave in it were handed over to Abraham by the sons of Heth for a place to bury his wife.