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And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. These were the years of the life of Sarah .
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And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron ), in the land of Canaan . And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah , and to weep for her.
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And Abraham rose up from before his dead , and spake unto the children of Heth , saying,
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I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight .
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And the children of Heth answered Abraham , saying unto him,
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Hear us , my lord . Thou art a prince of God 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 .
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And Abraham rose up , and bowed himself to the people of the land , even to the children of Heth .
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And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight , hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he hath, which is in the end of his field . For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.
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Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of 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,
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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 children of my people give I it thee. Bury thy dead .
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And Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land .
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And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land , saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field . Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
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And Ephron answered Abraham , saying unto him,
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My lord , hearken unto me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver , what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead .
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And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron . And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver , current [money ] with the merchant.
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So 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 border thereof round about , were made sure
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unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that went in at the gate of his city .
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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 .
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And the field , and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth .