1 . Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. These were the years of Sarah ’s life.

2. Sarah  died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah , and to weep for her.

3 . Abraham  rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth , saying,

4 . “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

5 . The children of Heth  answered Abraham   , saying to him,

6 . “Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God among us. In the choice of our tombs, bury your dead. None of us will withhold from you his tomb but the you may bury your dead.”

7 . Abraham    rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth .

8 . He talked with them, saying, “If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar ,

9 . T hat he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a burying-place.”

10 . Now  Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth .   Ephron  the Hittite answered Abraham   in the hearing of the children of Heth , even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,

11 . “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the children of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.”

12 . Abraham  bowed himself down before the people of the land.

13 . He spoke to  Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”

14 .  Ephron  answered Abraham   , saying to him,

15 . “My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”

16 . Abraham    listened to  Ephron . Abraham   weighed to  Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth , four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.

17 . So the field of  Ephron , which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the  border of it round about

18 . Were made sure t o Abraham   for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth , before all who went in at the gate of his city.

19 . After this, Abraham   buried Sarah  his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (the same as Hebron), in the land of Canaan.

20 . The field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure to Abraham  for a possession of a burying place by the children of Heth .