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And Sarah was a hundred and twenty -seven years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah .
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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.
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And Abraham stood up from before his dead , and spoke to the sons 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 to him,
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Hear us , my lord ; thou art a mighty prince among us : in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead : none of us will withhold from thee his sepulcher , but that thou mayest bury thy dead .
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And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land , to the children of Heth .
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And he communed with them, saying, If it is 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 as much money as it is worth he shall give it me, for a possession of a burying-place among you.
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And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth . And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth , of all that entered the gates of his city , saying,
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Nay, my lord , hear me: the field give I to thee, and the cave that is in it, I give it to thee; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to thee: bury thy dead .
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And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land .
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And he spoke to 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 there.
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And Ephron answered Abraham , saying to him,
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My lord , hearken to me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver ; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead .
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And Abraham hearkened to 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.
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And 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 , that were in all the borders round about , were made sure
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To Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth , before all that entered 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 in it were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, by the sons of Heth .