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Genesis 23

Death and Burial of Sarah

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Now  1Sarahh8283 livedh2425bh1961 one hundredh3967 and twenty-sevenh6242h7651 yearsh8141; these were the yearsh8141 of the lifeh2425b of Sarahh8283.

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Sarahh8283 diedh4191 in  aKiriath-arbah7153 (that is, Hebronh2275a) in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a; and Abrahamh85  1wenth935 in to mournh5594 for Sarahh8283 and to weeph1058 for her.

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Then Abrahamh85 roseh6965 from beforeh6440 his deadh4191, and spokeh1696 to the  asonsh1121 of Hethh2845, sayingh559,

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"I am  aa strangerh1616 and a sojournerh8453 amongh5973 you;  bgiveh5414 me  1a  cburialh6913 siteh272 amongh5973 you that I may buryh6912 my deadh4191 out of my sighth6440."

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The sonsh1121 of Hethh2845 answeredh6030a Abrahamh85, sayingh559 to him,

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"Hearh8085 us, my lordh113, you are a  1 amightyh430 princeh5387a amongh8432 us; buryh6912 your deadh4191 in the choicesth4005 of our gravesh6913; noneh376h3808 of us will refuseh3607 you his graveh6913 for buryingh6912 your deadh4191."

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So Abrahamh85 roseh6965 and bowedh7812 to the peopleh5971a of the landh776, the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845.

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And he spokeh1696 with them, sayingh559, "Ifh518 it is your  1wishh5315 for me to buryh6912 my deadh4191 out of my sighth6440, hearh8085 me, and approachh6293  aEphronh6085 the sonh1121 of Zoharh6714 for me,

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that he may giveh5414 me the caveh4631 of Machpelahh4375 whichh834 he owns, whichh834 is at the endh7097a of his fieldh7704; for the fullh4392 priceh3701 let him giveh5414 it to me in  1your presenceh8432 for  2a burialh6913 siteh272."

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Now Ephronh6085 was sittingh3427 amongh8432 the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845; and Ephronh6085 the Hittiteh2850 answeredh6030a Abrahamh85 in the hearingh241 of the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845; even  aof allh3605 who wenth935 in at the gateh8179 of his cityh5892b, sayingh559,

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"Noh3808, my lordh113, hearh8085 me;  aI giveh5414 you the fieldh7704, and I giveh5414 you the caveh4631 that is in it. In the presenceh5869 of the sonsh1121 of my peopleh5971a I giveh5414 it to you; buryh6912 your deadh4191."

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And Abrahamh85 bowedh7812 beforeh6440 the peopleh5971a of the landh776.

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He spokeh1696 to Ephronh6085 in the hearingh241 of the peopleh5971a of the landh776, sayingh559, "Ifh518 you will onlyh389 pleaseh3863 listenh8085 to me; I will giveh5414 the priceh3701 of the fieldh7704, accepth3947 it from me that I may buryh6912 my deadh4191 thereh8033."

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Then Ephronh6085 answeredh6030a Abrahamh85, sayingh559 to him,

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"My lordh113, listenh8085 to me; a piece of landh776 worth fourh702 hundredh3967  ashekelsh8255 of silverh3701, whath4100 is that betweenh996 me and you? So buryh6912 your deadh4191."

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Abrahamh85 listenedh8085 to Ephronh6085; and Abrahamh85  aweighedh8254 out for Ephronh6085 the silverh3701 whichh834 he had namedh1696 in the  1hearingh241 of the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845, fourh702 hundredh3967 shekelsh8255 of silverh3701,  2commercialh5503 standardh5674a.

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So  aEphron'sh6085 fieldh7704, whichh834 was in Machpelahh4375, whichh834 facedh6440 Mamreh4471, the fieldh7704 and caveh4631 whichh834 was in it, and allh3605 the treesh6086 whichh834 were in the fieldh7704, that were  1within allh3605 the confinesh5439 of its borderh1366,  2were deededh6965 overh6965

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to Abrahamh85 for a possessionh4736  ain the presenceh5869 of the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845, before allh3605 who wenth935 in at the gateh8179 of his cityh5892b.

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Afterh310 thish3651, Abrahamh85 buriedh6912 Sarahh8283 his wifeh802 in the caveh4631 of the fieldh7704 at Machpelahh4375 facingh6440 Mamreh4471 (that is, Hebronh2275a) in the landh776 of Canaanh3667a.

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So the fieldh7704 and the caveh4631 that is in it,  1were  adeededh6965 overh6965 to Abrahamh85 for  2a burialh6913 siteh272 by the sonsh1121 of Hethh2845.



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