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

Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years 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.

So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came 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,

Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

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 foreigner and a visitor among 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 sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

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.”

“Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead.”

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

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

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 spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the 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 has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place 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 dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, 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 it to 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 spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there.”

14 E phron answered Abraham,

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

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 four hundred 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.

And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of 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 which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded

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.

to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

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.

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before 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.

So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.