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Death
and Burial of Sarah |
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Genesis 23:1
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Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven
years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. |
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Genesis 23:2
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Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron)
in the land of Canaan; and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for
her. |
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Genesis 23:3
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Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and
spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, |
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Genesis 23:4
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"I am a stranger and a sojourner among you;
give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight." |
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Genesis 23:5
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The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to
him, |
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Genesis 23:6
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"Hear us, my lord, you are a mighty prince among
us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his
grave for burying your dead." |
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Genesis 23:7
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So Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the
land, the sons of Heth. |
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Genesis 23:8
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And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your
wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approach Ephron the
son of Zohar for me, |
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Genesis 23:9
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which
he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it
to me in your presence for a burial site." |
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Genesis 23:10
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Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth;
and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even
of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying, |
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Genesis 23:11
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"No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field,
and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people
I give it to you; bury your dead." |
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Genesis 23:12
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And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. |
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Genesis 23:13
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He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people
of the land, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price
of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my dead there." |
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Genesis 23:14
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Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
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Genesis 23:15
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"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth
four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your
dead." |
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Genesis 23:16
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Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed
out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth,
four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard. |
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Genesis 23:17
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So Ephron's field, which was in Machpelah, which
faced Mamre, the field and cave which was in it, and all the trees which were
in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deeded over
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Genesis 23:18
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to Abraham for a possession in the presence
of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city. |
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Genesis 23:19
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After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in
the cave of the field at Machpelah facing Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land
of Canaan. |
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Genesis 23:20
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So the field and the cave that is in it, were
deeded over to Abraham for a burial site by the sons of Heth. |
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