Genesis 23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Sarah’s Death and Burial
23 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years; this was the length of Sarah’s life. 2 And Sarah died at Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.(A) 3 Abraham rose up from beside his dead and said to the Hittites, 4 “I am a stranger and an alien residing among you; give me property among you for a burying place, so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”(B) 5 The Hittites answered Abraham, 6 “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 any burial ground for burying your dead.”(C) 7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. 8 He said to them, “If you are willing that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me and entreat for me Ephron son of Zohar,(D) 9 so that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns; it is at the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me in your presence as a possession for a burying place.” 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, of all who went in at the gate of his city,(E) 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 my people I give it to you; bury your dead.”(F) 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. 13 He said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “If you only will listen to me! I will give the price of the field; accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”(G) 16 Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.(H)
17 So the field of Ephron in Machpelah, which was to the east of Mamre, the field with the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, throughout its whole area, passed(I) 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, in the presence of 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 facing Mamre, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave that is in it passed from the Hittites into Abraham’s possession as a burying place.
Genesis 23
New King James Version
Sarah’s Death and Burial
23 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 So Sarah died in (A)Kirjath Arba (that is, (B)Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
3 Then Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of (C)Heth, saying, 4 (D)“I am a foreigner and a visitor among you. (E)Give me property for a burial place among you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”
5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6 “Hear us, my lord: You are (F)a [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.”
7 Then Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your wish that I bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and [b]meet with Ephron the son of Zohar for me, 9 that he may give me the cave of (G)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.”
10 Now Ephron dwelt among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the presence of the sons of Heth, all who (H)entered at the gate of his city, saying, 11 (I)“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!”
12 Then Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land; 13 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.”
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred (J)shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.” 16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (K)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.
17 So (L)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 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who 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 (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 So the field and the cave that is in it (M)were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as property for a burial place.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:6 Lit. prince of God
- Genesis 23:8 entreat
Génesis 23
La Biblia de las Américas
Muerte y sepultura de Sara
23 Y vivió Sara[a] ciento veintisiete años; estos fueron los años de la vida de Sara. 2 Y murió Sara en Quiriat-arba, que es Hebrón(A), en la tierra de Canaán; y Abraham fue[b] a hacer duelo por Sara y a llorar por ella. 3 Después Abraham se levantó de delante de la[c] difunta, y habló a los hijos de Het(B), diciendo: 4 Extranjero y peregrino soy entre vosotros(C); dadme en propiedad[d](D) una sepultura entre vosotros(E), para que pueda sepultar a mi difunta de delante de mí. 5 Y los hijos de Het respondieron a Abraham, diciéndole: 6 Oyenos, señor nuestro[e]: eres un príncipe poderoso[f](F) entre nosotros; sepulta a tu difunta en el mejor de nuestros sepulcros, pues ninguno de nosotros te negará su sepulcro para que sepultes a tu difunta. 7 Abraham se levantó e hizo una reverencia al pueblo de aquella[g] tierra, los hijos de Het, 8 y habló con ellos, diciendo: Si es vuestra voluntad[h] que yo sepulte a mi difunta de delante de mí, oídme e interceded por mí con Efrón, hijo de Zohar(G), 9 para que me dé la cueva de Macpela que le pertenece, que está al extremo de su campo. Que en presencia[i] de vosotros me la dé por un precio justo en posesión para una sepultura. 10 Efrón estaba sentado entre los hijos de Het; y Efrón hitita respondió a Abraham a oídos de los hijos de Het y de todos los que entraban por la puerta de su ciudad(H), diciendo: 11 No, señor mío, escúchame; te doy el campo(I) y te doy la cueva que está en él. A la vista de los hijos de mi pueblo te lo doy; sepulta a tu difunta. 12 Entonces Abraham se inclinó delante del pueblo de aquella[j] tierra, 13 y habló a Efrón a oídos del pueblo de aquella[k] tierra, diciendo: Te ruego que me oigas; te daré el precio del campo; acéptalo de mí, para que pueda sepultar allí a mi difunta. 14 Efrón respondió a Abraham, diciéndole: 15 Señor mío, óyeme: una tierra que vale cuatrocientos siclos[l](J) de plata, ¿qué es eso entre tú y yo? Sepulta, pues, a tu difunta. 16 Y oyó Abraham a Efrón; y Abraham pesó(K) a Efrón la plata que este había mencionado a oídos de los hijos de Het: cuatrocientos siclos de plata, medida comercial[m].
17 Así el campo de Efrón que está en Macpela, frente a Mamre, el campo y la cueva que hay en él(L), y todos los árboles en el campo dentro de sus confines[n], fueron cedidos 18 a Abraham en propiedad a la vista de los hijos de Het, delante de todos los que entraban por la puerta de su ciudad(M). 19 Después de esto, Abraham sepultó a Sara su mujer en la cueva del campo de Macpela frente a Mamre, esto es, Hebrón, en la tierra de Canaán. 20 Y el campo y la cueva que hay en él fueron cedidos(N) a Abraham en posesión para una sepultura, por los hijos de Het.
Footnotes
- Génesis 23:1 Lit., la vida de Sara fue
- Génesis 23:2 O, procedió
- Génesis 23:3 Lit., su
- Génesis 23:4 Lit., dadme la posesión de
- Génesis 23:6 Lit., mío
- Génesis 23:6 Lit., de Dios
- Génesis 23:7 Lit., la
- Génesis 23:8 Lit., alma
- Génesis 23:9 Lit., medio
- Génesis 23:12 Lit., la
- Génesis 23:13 Lit., la
- Génesis 23:15 Un siclo equivale aprox. a 11.4 gramos
- Génesis 23:16 Lit., peso corriente según el mercader
- Génesis 23:17 Lit., en todos sus límites en derredor
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