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
Genesis 23
English Standard Version
Sarah's Death and Burial
23 Sarah lived 127 years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died at (A)Kiriath-arba (that is, (B)Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. 3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead and said to the Hittites,[a] 4 (C)“I am a sojourner and foreigner among you; (D)give me property among you for a burying place, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The Hittites answered Abraham, 6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a prince of God[b] among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will withhold from you his tomb to hinder you from burying your dead.” 7 Abraham rose and bowed to the Hittites, the people of the land. 8 And 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 the son of Zohar, 9 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 property 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 (E)went in at the gate of his city, 11 “No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the sight of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead.” 12 Then Abraham bowed down before the people of the land. 13 And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred (F)shekels[c] of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham (G)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.
17 So (H)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, was made over 18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the Hittites, 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 east of Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. 20 The field and the cave that is in it (I)were made over to Abraham as property for a burying place by the Hittites.
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:3 Hebrew sons of Heth; also verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 20
- Genesis 23:6 Or a mighty prince
- Genesis 23:15 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Genesis 23
Magandang Balita Biblia
Namatay si Sara at Bumili si Abraham ng Libingan
23 Nabuhay si Sara nang 127 taon. 2 Namatay siya sa Lunsod ng Arba, na tinatawag ding Hebron sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y labis na ikinalungkot ni Abraham.
3 Sandaling iniwan ni Abraham ang bangkay at nakipag-usap sa mga Heteo. Pakiusap niya, 4 “Ako'y(A) isang dayuhan at nakikitira lamang sa inyong lupain. Kung maaari, pagbilhan ninyo ako ng lupang mapaglilibingan sa aking asawa.”
5 Sumagot ang mga Heteo, 6 “Kinikilala ka naming isang dakilang pinuno; pumili ka na ng lugar na gusto mo para paglibingan sa iyong asawa. Ikalulugod namin na ibigay sa inyo ang bahagi ng inyong mapipili.”
7 Bilang pasasalamat, yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga tao 8 at sinabi niya, “Kung talagang hindi kayo tutol na dito ko ilibing ang aking asawa, tulungan ninyo akong makiusap kay Efron na anak ni Zohar. 9 Nais kong saksihan ninyo ang pagbili ko sa yungib na nasa tabi ng kanyang lupain sa Macpela, upang ito'y gawing libingan. Babayaran ko siya sa hustong halaga.”
10 Nagkataong si Efron ay kasama ng nagkakatipong mga Heteo sa may pintuan ng lunsod. Kaya, sinabi niya kay Abraham na naririnig ng lahat, 11 “Hindi lamang ang yungib, kundi pati ang lupang kinalalagyan nito ay ibinibigay ko na rin sa inyo upang paglibingan sa inyong asawa. Saksi ko ang lahat ng naririto.”
12 Muling yumuko si Abraham sa harapan ng mga naroroon, 13 at sinabi niya kay Efron na naririnig ng lahat, “Kung maaari'y pakinggan mo ako. Bibilhin ko ang buong lupain. Tanggapin mo ang tamang kabayaran upang mailibing ko roon ang aking asawa.”
14 Sumagot si Efron kay Abraham, 15 “Apatnaraang pirasong pilak po ang halaga ng lupa. Huwag na nating pag-usapan; basta't paglibingan na ninyo.” 16 Nagkasundo sila. Sa harapan ng mga tao'y tumimbang si Abraham ng halagang apatnaraang pirasong pilak, ayon sa halaga ng salaping umiiral noon sa pamilihan.
17 Kaya't ang lupang iyon ni Efron sa Macpela sa silangan ng Mamre, pati na ang yungib at mga punongkahoy sa paligid nito 18 ay naging pag-aari ni Abraham. Sinaksihan ito ng mga Heteong dumalo sa pagpupulong na iyon sa may pintuan ng lunsod. 19 At inilibing nga ni Abraham si Sara sa yungib na iyon sa Macpela, silangan ng Mamre, sa lupain ng Canaan. Ito'y tinatawag ngayong Hebron. 20 Ang lupa ngang iyon at ang yungib na dating pag-aari ng mga Heteo ay binili ni Abraham upang gawin niyang libingan.
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