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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
1 Mose 23
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1 Mose 23
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Abraham kauft Grundbesitz in Kanaan
23 1-2 Als Sara 127 Jahre alt war, starb sie in Hebron, das damals Kirjat-Arba hieß, im Land Kanaan. Abraham trauerte um sie und weinte an ihrem Totenbett. 3 Dann ging er zu den Hetitern und bat sie: 4 »Ich bin nur ein Fremder bei euch und besitze kein eigenes Land. Überlasst mir ein kleines Grundstück für ein Familiengrab, ich will es euch bezahlen!« 5 »Natürlich«, antworteten die Hetiter, 6 »du bist ein Mann, vor dem wir Achtung haben, denn Gott ist mit dir, und er hat dich reich und mächtig gemacht. Darum ist es für uns alle eine Ehre, wenn du dir das beste unserer Gräber aussuchst und dort deine Frau beerdigst!«
7 Abraham stand auf und verneigte sich vor ihnen. 8 »Wenn ihr also damit einverstanden seid«, sagte er, »dann legt bei Efron, dem Sohn Zohars, ein gutes Wort für mich ein, 9 dass er mir die Höhle von Machpela verkauft, die am Ende seines Grundstücks liegt. Ich bezahle, was er verlangt, damit ich in eurem Land ein Familiengrab besitze.«
10 Efron saß nun gerade unter den Hetitern, die sich beim Stadttor versammelt hatten. Vor allen Anwesenden sagte er zu Abraham: 11 »Herr, bitte höre mich an! Ich schenke dir das Grundstück und die Höhle. Alle Anwesenden sind Zeugen: Du brauchst nichts zu bezahlen. Begrabe deine Frau in der Höhle von Machpela!«
12 Erneut verneigte sich Abraham vor den Hetitern 13 und wandte sich dann an Efron: »Ich bitte dich«, sagte er so, dass alle es hören konnten, »lass mich für das Grundstück bezahlen! Nimm das Geld von mir an, dann werde ich dort meine Frau beerdigen!« 14-15 »Mein Herr, das Land ist 400 Silberstücke wert«, antwortete Efron, »aber Geld spielt für uns doch keine Rolle![a] Du kannst deine Frau dort begraben!«
16 Abraham wog die Geldmenge ab, die Efron ihm vor allen Hetitern genannt hatte – 400 Silberstücke nach dem damals üblichen Gewicht. 17-18 Von da an gehörte ihm das Grundstück bei Machpela, östlich von Mamre, und die Höhle am Ende des Grundstücks sowie alle Bäume, die dort standen. Die anwesenden Männer waren Zeugen dafür, dass das Land rechtmäßig in den Besitz Abrahams überging. 19 In dieser Höhle im Land Kanaan begrub er also seine Frau Sara. 20 Seitdem war der Ort von den Hetitern als Abrahams Familiengrab anerkannt.
Footnotes
- 23,14‒15 Der Ausdruck gehörte wohl zur altorientalischen Verhandlungstaktik. Efron zeigt sich zwar großzügig, aber in Wirklichkeit verlangt er mit 400 Silberstücken einen sehr hohen Preis für das Grundstück.
Genesis 23
Authorized (King James) Version
Genesis 23
Authorized (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 Kirjath-arba; 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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