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Genesis 23
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Genesis 23
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Sarah’s Burial
23 Now Sarah lived for 127 years; these were all the years of her life. 2 Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron(A)) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 When Abraham got up from beside his dead wife, he spoke to the Hethites: 4 ‘I am a foreigner residing among you.(B) Give me burial property among you so that I can bury my dead.’[a](C)
5 The Hethites replied to Abraham,[b] 6 ‘Listen to us, my lord. You are a prince of God[c] among us. Bury your dead in our finest burial place.[d] None of us will withhold from you his burial place for burying your dead.’
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down to the Hethites, the people of the land. 8 He said to them, ‘If you are willing for me to bury my dead, listen to me and ask Ephron son of Zohar on my behalf 9 to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property.’
10 Ephron was sitting among the Hethites. So in the hearing[e] of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city,(D) Ephron the Hethite answered Abraham: 11 ‘No, my lord. 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 sight[f] of my people. Bury your dead.’
12 Abraham bowed down to the people of the land 13 and said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, ‘Listen to me, if you please. Let me pay the price of the field. Accept it from me, and let me bury my dead there.’
14 Ephron answered Abraham and said to him, 15 ‘My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver(E) – what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the hearing of the Hethites: four hundred standard shekels[g] of silver.(F) 17 So Ephron’s field(G) at Machpelah near Mamre – the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field – became 18 Abraham’s possession in the sight of all the Hethites who came to the gate of his city. 19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field with its cave passed from the Hethites to Abraham(H) as burial property.
Génesis 23
La Palabra (España)
Génesis 23
La Palabra (España)
Muerte y sepultura de Sara
23 Sara vivió ciento veintisiete años, 2 y murió en Quiriat Arbá, es decir, en la ciudad de Hebrón, en la tierra de Canaán. Abrahán fue a llorar a su mujer y a hacer duelo por ella. 3 Luego salió de donde estaba el cadáver de Sara y fue a proponer a los hititas lo siguiente:
4 — Aunque soy un forastero, un extranjero entre vosotros, vendedme una sepultura en propiedad dentro de vuestro territorio para poder enterrar a mi mujer difunta.
5 Los hititas le respondieron:
6 — ¡Escúchanos, señor! Nosotros te consideramos un hombre distinguido por Dios. Sepulta a tu mujer difunta en el mejor de nuestros sepulcros. Ninguno de nosotros te negará su sepulcro para que la entierres.
7 Puesto en pie, Abrahán hizo una reverencia ante los hititas, los pobladores del país; 8 y les dijo:
— Si es vuestra voluntad que entierre aquí a mi mujer difunta, os ruego que intercedáis por mí ante Efrón, el hijo de Sojar, 9 para que me venda la cueva de Macpelá, que se encuentra en el extremo de su campo. Yo le pagaré lo que vale, y así tendré una sepultura en propiedad dentro de vuestro territorio.
10 Como Efrón, el hitita, estaba allí, entre ellos, contestó a Abrahán delante de sus paisanos hititas y de todos los que estaban reunidos a la puerta de la ciudad:
11 — No, señor mío, escúchame bien: te regalo el campo y también la cueva que está en él. Mis paisanos son testigos de que yo te lo regalo. Entierra allí a tu difunta mujer.
12 Pero Abrahán hizo otra reverencia a los habitantes del lugar 13 y, teniéndolos por testigos, dijo a Efrón:
— Escúchame, por favor: Yo te pago el precio del campo. Acéptalo para que yo entierre allí a mi difunta mujer.
14 A lo que Efrón respondió:
15 — Escúchame, señor mío: ¿qué es para ti o para mí un terreno que vale cuatrocientos siclos de plata? Anda, entierra a tu difunta mujer.
16 Abrahán cerró el acuerdo con Efrón y le pagó el precio convenido en presencia de los hititas: cuatrocientos siclos de plata de uso corriente entre los comerciantes. 17 Así fue como el campo de Efrón que estaba en Macpelá, frente a Mambré, junto con la cueva y todos los árboles frutales que estaban dentro de sus límites, 18 pasaron a ser propiedad de Abrahán, teniendo por testigos a los hititas y a todos los que asistieron al trato en la puerta de la ciudad.
19 Después de esto, Abrahán enterró a Sara en la cueva del campo de Macpelá, frente a Mambré, es decir, en Hebrón, en la tierra de Canaán. 20 De esta manera, los hititas cedieron a Abrahán, como sepultura en propiedad, tanto el campo como la cueva ubicada en él.
Genesis 23
New International Version
Genesis 23
New International Version
The Death of Sarah
23 Sarah lived to be a hundred and twenty-seven years old. 2 She died at Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron)(B) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(C)
3 Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, 4 “I am a foreigner and stranger(E) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(F)”
5 The Hittites replied to Abraham, 6 “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince(G) among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”
7 Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites. 8 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(H) on my behalf 9 so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah,(I) 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.”
10 Ephron the Hittite was sitting among his people and he replied to Abraham in the hearing of all the Hittites(J) who had come to the gate(K) of his city. 11 “No, my lord,” he said. “Listen to me; I give[b](L) you the field, and I give[c] you the cave that is in it. I give[d] it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land 13 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.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[e] of silver,(M) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 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,(N) according to the weight current among the merchants.(O)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(P) near Mamre(Q)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(R) in the presence of all the Hittites(S) who had come to the gate(T) of the city. 19 Afterward Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah(U) near Mamre (which is at Hebron(V)) in the land of Canaan.(W) 20 So the field and the cave in it were deeded(X) to Abraham by the Hittites as a burial site.(Y)
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:11 Or sell
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
Genesis 23
King James Version
Genesis 23
King James Version
23 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2 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.
3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4 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.
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6 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.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
8 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,
9 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.
10 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,
11 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.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 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.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
15 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.
16 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.
17 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
18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19 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.
20 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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