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

Sarah lived 127 years; this was the length of the life of Sarah.

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

And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. And Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

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

And Abraham stood up from before his dead and said to the sons of Heth,

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

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5 T he sons of Heth answered Abraham,

And the Hittites replied to Abraham,

6 “ 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.”

Listen to us, my lord; you are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in any tomb or grave of ours that you choose; none of us will withhold from you his tomb or hinder you from burying your dead.

7 S o Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the Hittites.

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

And he said to them, If you are willing to grant my dead a burial out of my sight, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar for me,

9 A sk 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.”

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 here in your presence as a burial place to which I may hold fast among you.

10 E phron 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.

Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so, in the hearing of all who went in at the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,

11 H e 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.”

No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it I give you. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.

12 A braham bowed to the people of the land.

Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land.

13 H e 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.”

And he said to Ephron in the presence of the people of the land, But if you will give it, I beg of you, hear me. I will give you the price of the field; accept it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

14 E phron answered Abraham,

Ephron replied to Abraham, saying,

15 “ 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.”

My lord, listen to me. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver; what is that between you and me? So bury your dead.

16 A braham 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.

So Abraham listened to what Ephron said and acted upon it. He weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.

17 S o 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

So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre —the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and in all its borders round about—was made over

18 t o 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.

As a possession to Abraham in the presence of the Hittites, before all who went in at his city gate.

19 A fter 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.

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

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

The field and the cave in it were conveyed to Abraham for a permanent burial place by the sons of Heth.