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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 one hundred and twenty-seven years; [these were] the years of the life of Sarah.
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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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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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And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
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Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
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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 [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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And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
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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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"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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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 stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.
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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 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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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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"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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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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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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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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"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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And Abraham bowed down himself 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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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 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 Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
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And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
