The Holy Ivri Heritage Bible

1The life of Sarah was 127 years. 2Sarah died in Kiryat-Arba (that is Chevron [Hebron]) in the land of Kena’an. Avraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3Avraham rose up from before his dead and spoke to the sons of Chet [Heth], saying: 4“I am a sojourner and a stranger among you. Give me a possession of a qever [grave/burial place] among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5The sons of Chet answered Avraham: 6“Hear us, Adoni [my lord]. You are a Nasi Elohim [prince/elevated leader of God] among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb from you, that you may bury your dead.” 7Avraham rose and bowed before the people of the land, the sons of Chet. 8He spoke with them: “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron son of Tzochar, 9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, at the end of his field. Let him give it to me for the full price as a possession for a burial place among you.” 10Ephron the Hittite was sitting among the sons of Chet. Ephron answered Avraham in the hearing of all who entered the gate of his city: 11“No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field and the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” 12Avraham bowed before the people of the land. 13He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people: “If you will, hear me. I will give you the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” 14Ephron answered Avraham: 15“My lord, listen to me. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.” 16Avraham listened to Ephron, and weighed out to him the kesef [silver/money] which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Chet — 400 shekels of silver, according to the merchants’ standard. 17So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within its borders, 18Were yaqam [deeded/made sure] to Avraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Chet, before all who entered the gate of his city. 19After this, Avraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is Chevron) in the land of Kena’an. 20The field and the cave in it were deeded to Avraham by the sons of Chet as a possession for a burial place.