Genesis 23:3-20

Genesis 23:3-20

[3] And Abraham  stood up  from before  his dead,  and spake  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.  [5] And the children  of Heth  answered  Abraham,  saying  unto him, [6] Hear us,  my lord:  thou art a mighty  prince  among us:  in the choice  of our sepulchres  bury  thy dead;  none  of us shall withhold  from thee his sepulchre,  but that thou mayest bury  thy dead.  [7] And Abraham  stood up,  and bowed  himself to the people  of the land,  even to the children  of Heth.  [8] And he communed  with them, saying,  If it be  your mind  that I should bury  my dead  out of my sight;  hear  me, and intreat  for me to Ephron  the son  of Zohar,  [9] That he may give  me the cave  of Machpelah,  which he hath, which is in the end  of his field;  money  as it is worth  he shall give it  me for a possession  of a buryingplace  amongst you.  [10] And Ephron  dwelt  among  the children  of Heth:  and Ephron  the Hittite  answered  Abraham  in the audience  of the children  of Heth,  even of all that went in  at the gate  of his city,  saying,  [11] Nay,  my lord,  hear me:  the field  give I  thee, and the cave  that is therein, I give it  thee; in the presence  of the sons  of my people  give  I it thee: bury  thy dead.  [12] And Abraham  bowed down  himself before  the people  of the land.  [13] And he spake  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  [14] And Ephron  answered  Abraham,  saying  unto him, [15] My lord,  hearken  unto me: the land  is worth four  hundred  shekels  of silver;  what is that betwixt  me and thee? bury  therefore thy dead.  [16] And 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.  [17] And 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  [18] Unto Abraham  for a possession  in the presence  of the children  of Heth,  before all that went in  at the gate  of his city.  [19] And 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.  [20] And the field,  and the cave  that is therein, were made sure  unto Abraham  for a possession  of a buryingplace  by the sons  of Heth.