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Genesis 23
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Death and Burial of Sarah

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Gen 23:1 - Now [fn]Sarah^H8283 lived^H2416^H1961 one hundred^H3967 and twenty-seven^H6242^H7651 years;^H8141 these were the years^H8141 of the life^H2416 of Sarah.^H8283

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Gen 23:2 - Sarah^H8283 died^H4191 in Kiriath-arba^H7153 (that is, Hebron)^H2275 in the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and Abraham^H85 [fn]went^H935 in to mourn^H5594 for Sarah^H8283 and to weep^H1058 for her.

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Gen 23:3 - Then Abraham^H85 rose^H6965 from before^H6440 his dead,^H4191 and spoke^H1696 to the sons^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 saying,^H559

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Gen 23:4 - “I am a stranger^H1616 and a sojourner^H8453 among^H5973 you; give^H5414 me [fn]a burial^H6913 site^H272 among^H5973 you that I may bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 out of my sight.”^H6440

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Gen 23:5 - The sons^H1121 of Heth^H2845 answered^H6030 Abraham,^H85 saying^H559 to him,

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Gen 23:6 - “Hear^H8085 us, my lord,^H113 you are a [fn]mighty^H430 prince^H5387 among^H8432 us; bury^H6912 your dead^H4191 in the choicest^H4005 of our graves;^H6913 none^H376^H3808 of us will refuse^H3607 you his grave^H6913 for burying^H6912 your dead.”^H4191

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Gen 23:7 - So Abraham^H85 rose^H6965 and bowed^H7812 to the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 the sons^H1121 of Heth.^H2845

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Gen 23:8 - And he spoke^H1696 with them, saying,^H559 “If^H518 it is your [fn]wish^H5315 for me to bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 out of my sight,^H6440 hear^H8085 me, and approach^H6293 Ephron^H6085 the son^H1121 of Zohar^H6714 for me,

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Gen 23:9 - that he may give^H5414 me the cave^H4631 of Machpelah^H4375 which^H834 he owns, which^H834 is at the end^H7097 of his field;^H7704 for the full^H4392 price^H3701 let him give^H5414 it to me in [fn]your presence^H8432 for [fn]a burial^H6913 site.”^H272

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Gen 23:10 - Now Ephron^H6085 was sitting^H3427 among^H8432 the sons^H1121 of Heth;^H2845 and Ephron^H6085 the Hittite^H2850 answered^H6030 Abraham^H85 in the hearing^H241 of the sons^H1121 of Heth;^H2845 even of all^H3605 who went^H935 in at the gate^H8179 of his city,^H5892 saying,^H559

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Gen 23:11 - “No,^H3808 my lord,^H113 hear^H8085 me; I give^H5414 you the field,^H7704 and I give^H5414 you the cave^H4631 that is in it. In the presence^H5869 of the sons^H1121 of my people^H5971 I give^H5414 it to you; bury^H6912 your dead.”^H4191

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Gen 23:12 - And Abraham^H85 bowed^H7812 before^H6440 the people^H5971 of the land.^H776

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Gen 23:13 - He spoke^H1696 to Ephron^H6085 in the hearing^H241 of the people^H5971 of the land,^H776 saying,^H559 “If^H518 you will only^H389 please^H3863 listen^H8085 to me; I will give^H5414 the price^H3701 of the field,^H7704 accept^H3947 it from me that I may bury^H6912 my dead^H4191 there.”^H8033

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Gen 23:14 - Then Ephron^H6085 answered^H6030 Abraham,^H85 saying^H559 to him,

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Gen 23:15 - “My lord,^H113 listen^H8085 to me; a piece of land^H776 worth four^H702 hundred^H3967 shekels^H8255 of silver,^H3701 what^H4100 is that between^H996 me and you? So bury^H6912 your dead.”^H4191

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Gen 23:16 - Abraham^H85 listened^H8085 to Ephron;^H6085 and Abraham^H85 weighed^H8254 out for Ephron^H6085 the silver^H3701 which^H834 he had named^H1696 in the [fn]hearing^H241 of the sons^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 four^H702 hundred^H3967 shekels^H8255 of silver,^H3701 [fn]commercial^H5503 standard.^H5674

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Gen 23:17 - So Ephron’s^H6085 field,^H7704 which^H834 was in Machpelah,^H4375 which^H834 faced^H6440 Mamre,^H4471 the field^H7704 and cave^H4631 which^H834 was in it, and all^H3605 the trees^H6086 which^H834 were in the field,^H7704 that were [fn]within all^H3605 the confines^H5439 of its border,^H1366 [fn]were deeded^H6965 over^H6965

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Gen 23:18 - to Abraham^H85 for a possession^H4736 in the presence^H5869 of the sons^H1121 of Heth,^H2845 before all^H3605 who went^H935 in at the gate^H8179 of his city.^H5892

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Gen 23:19 - After^H310 this,^H3651 Abraham^H85 buried^H6912 Sarah^H8283 his wife^H802 in the cave^H4631 of the field^H7704 at Machpelah^H4375 facing^H6440 Mamre^H4471 (that is, Hebron)^H2275 in the land^H776 of Canaan.^H3667

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Gen 23:20 - So the field^H7704 and the cave^H4631 that is in it, [fn]were deeded^H6965 over^H6965 to Abraham^H85 for [fn]a burial^H6913 site^H272 by the sons^H1121 of Heth.^H2845

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(23:1)

Literally: the life of Sarah was

(23:2)

Or, proceeded

(23:4)

Literally: possession of a grave

(23:6)

Literally: prince of God

(23:8)

Literally: soul

(23:9)

Literally: the midst of you

(23:9)

Literally: possession of a burial place

(23:16)

Literally: ears

(23:16)

Literally: current according to the merchant

(23:17)

Literally: in all its border around

(23:17)

Or, were ratified

(23:20)

Or, were ratified

(23:20)

Literally: possession of a burial place

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Genesis 23
NASB95
– New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)