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

And the life of Sarah is a hundred and twenty and seven years -- years of the life of Sarah;

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.

and Sarah dieth in Kirjath-Arba, which Hebron, in the land of Caanan, and Abraham goeth in to mourn for Sarah, and to bewail her.

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

And Abraham riseth up from the presence of his dead, and speaketh unto the sons of Heth, saying,

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.

`A sojourner and a settler I with you; give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.'

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

And the sons of Heth answer Abraham, saying to him,

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.

`Hear us, my lord; a prince of God thou in our midst; in the choice of our burying-places bury thy dead: none of us his burying-place doth withhold from thee, from burying thy dead.'

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

And Abraham riseth and boweth himself to the people of the land, to 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,

and he speaketh with them, saying, `If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar;

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.

and he giveth to me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which in the extremity of his field; for full money doth he give it to me, in your midst, for a possession of a burying-place.'

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,

And Ephron is sitting in the midst of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answereth Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying,

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.

`Nay, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to thee, and the cave that in it, to thee I have given it; before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to thee -- bury thy dead.'

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

And Abraham boweth himself before 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.

and speaketh unto Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, `Only -- if thou wouldst hear me -- I have given the money of the field -- accept from me, and I bury my dead there.'

14 A nd Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him,

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, hear me: the land -- four hundred shekels of silver; between me and thee, what it? -- thy dead bury.'

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.

And Abraham hearkeneth unto Ephron, and Abraham weigheth to Ephron the silver which he hath spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant.

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

And established are the field of Ephron, which in Machpelah, which before Mamre, the field and the cave which in it, and all the trees which in the field, which in all its border round about,

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 by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering 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.

And after this hath Abraham buried Sarah his wife at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which 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.

and established are the field, and the cave which in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.