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And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
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Sarah lived 127 years.
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Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old.
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Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.
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When Sarah was 127 years old,
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And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; 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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Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, present-day Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Abraham mourned for Sarah and wept.
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She died at Kiriath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.
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So Sarah died in Kirjath Arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
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she died at Kiriath-arba (now called Hebron) in the land of Canaan. There Abraham mourned and wept for her.
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And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
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Then Abraham got up from mourning his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites:
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Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said,
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Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
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Then, leaving her body, he went to the Hittite elders and said,
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I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
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"I know I'm only an outsider here among you, but sell me a burial plot so that I can bury my dead decently."
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"I am an alien and a stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead."
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"I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
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"Here I am, a stranger in a foreign land, with no place to bury my wife. Please let me have a piece of land for a burial plot."
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And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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The Hittites responded,
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
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The Hittites replied to Abraham,
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Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince 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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"Why, you're no mere outsider here with us, you're a prince of God! Bury your dead wife in the best of our burial sites. None of us will refuse you a place for burial."
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"Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead."
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"Hear us, my lord: You are a mighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places. None of us will withhold from you his burial place, that you may bury your dead."
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"Certainly, for you are an honored prince among us. It will be a privilege to have you choose the finest of our tombs so you can bury her there."
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And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
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Then Abraham got up, bowed respectfully to the people of the land, the Hittites,
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Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.
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Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
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Then Abraham bowed low before them and said,
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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 intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
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and said, "If you're serious about helping me give my wife a proper burial, intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar.
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He said to them, "If you are willing to let me bury my dead, then listen to me and intercede with Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf
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And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me,
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"Since this is how you feel, be so kind as to ask Ephron 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 buryingplace amongst you.
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Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah that he owns, the one at the end of his land. Ask him to sell it to me at its full price for a burial plot, with you as witnesses."
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so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you."
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me at the full price, as property for a burial place among you."
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to let me have the cave of Machpelah, down at the end of his field. I want to pay the full price, of course, whatever is publicly agreed upon, so I may have a permanent burial place for my family."
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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, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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Ephron was part of the local Hittite community. Then Ephron the Hittite spoke up, answering Abraham with all the Hittites who were part of the town council listening:
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Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city.
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Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying,
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Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the elders of the town.
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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 sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
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"Oh no, my master! I couldn't do that. The field is yours--a gift. I'll give it and the cave to you. With my people as witnesses, I give it to you. Bury your deceased wife."
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"No, my lord," he said. "Listen to me; I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead."
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"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 the sons of my people. I give it to you. Bury your dead!"
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"No, sir," he said to Abraham, "please listen to me. I will give you the cave and the field. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead."
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And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
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Abraham bowed respectfully before the assembled council
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Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
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Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land;
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Abraham bowed again to 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 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 answered Ephron: "Please allow me--I want to pay the price of the land; take my money so that I can go ahead and bury my wife."
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and he said to Ephron in their hearing, "Listen to me, if you will. I will pay the price of the field. Accept it from me so I can bury my dead there."
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and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will give it, please hear me. I will give you money for the field; take it from me and I will bury my dead there."
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and he replied to Ephron as everyone listened. "No, listen to me," he insisted. "I will buy it from you. Let me pay the full price for the field so I can bury my dead there."
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And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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Then Ephron answered Abraham,
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Ephron answered Abraham,
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And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
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"Well," Ephron answered,
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My lord, hearken unto 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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"If you insist, master. What's four hundred silver shekels between us? Now go ahead and bury your wife."
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"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."
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"My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead."
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"the land is worth four hundred pieces of silver, but what is that between friends? Go ahead and bury your 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 sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
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Abraham accepted Ephron's offer and paid out the sum that Ephron had named before the town council of Hittites--four hundred silver shekels at the current exchange rate.
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Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weight current among the merchants.
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And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.
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So Abraham paid Ephron the amount he had suggested, four hundred pieces of silver, as was publicly agreed.
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And 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 borders round about, were made sure
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That's how Ephron's field next to Mamre--the field, its cave, and all the trees within its borders-
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So Ephron's field in Machpelah near Mamre-both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field-was deeded
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So 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, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded
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He bought the plot of land belonging to Ephron at Machpelah, near Mamre. This included the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees nearby.
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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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became Abraham's property. The town council of Hittites witnessed the transaction.
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to Abraham as his property in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of the city.
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to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
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They became Abraham's permanent possession by the agreement made in the presence of the Hittite elders at the city gate.
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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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Abraham then proceeded to bury his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah that is next to Mamre, present-day Hebron, in the land of Canaan.
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Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah near Mamre (which is at Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
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And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
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So Abraham buried Sarah there in Canaan, in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, which is at Hebron.
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And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
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The field and its cave went from the Hittites into Abraham's possession as a burial plot.
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So the field and the cave in it were deeded to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.
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So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.
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The field and the cave were sold to Abraham by the Hittites as a permanent burial place.
