Genesis:23

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* And Sarah was a hundred twenty seven years old , the years of the life of Sarah . * And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba ; the same [is ] Hebron in the land of Canaan . And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah , and to weep for her . * And Abraham stood up from before his dead , and spoke to the sons of Heth , saying , * I am a stranger and a visitor with you . Give me a possession of a burying place with you , so that I may bury my dead out of my sight . * And the sons of Heth answered Abraham saying to him , * Hear us , my lord . You [are ] a mighty prince among us . Bury your dead in the choice of our burying places . None of us shall withhold from you his burying-place from burying your dead . * And Abraham stood up , and bowed himself to the people of the land , the sons of Heth . * And he spoke with them , saying , If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight , hear me , and ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar , * that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has , which [is ] in the end of his field . For as much silver as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burying-place among you . * And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth . And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth , of all that went in at the gate of his city , saying , * No , my lord , hear me . I give you the field , and the cave that [is ] in it I give to you . In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you . Bury your dead . * And Abraham bowed before the people of the land . * And he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land , saying , Only if you would hear me . I will give you silver for the field . Take [it ] from me , and I will bury my dead there . * And Ephron answered Abraham , saying to him , * My lord , listen to me . The land [is worth ] four hundred shekels of silver ; what is that between me and you ? And bury your dead . * And Abraham listened to Ephron . And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver , which passes with the merchant . * And the field of Ephron was certified , which was Machpelah , which [was ] before Mamre ; the field and the cave which [was ] in it , and all the trees in the field , in all the borders round about , * to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth , before all that went in at the gate of his city . * And after this , Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave at the field of Machpelah before Mamre , which [is ] Hebron , in the land of Canaan . * And the field , and the cave that [is ] in it , were certified to Abraham for a possession of a burying place by the sons of Heth .

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