1Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.
2She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in…
3Then Abraham got up from beside his dead…
4“I am a foreigner and an outsider among…
5The Hittites replied to Abraham,
6“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen…
7Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the…
8“If you are willing for me to bury…
9to sell me the cave of Machpelah that…
10Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of…
11“No, my lord. Listen to me. I give…
12Again Abraham bowed down before the people of…
13and said to Ephron in their presence, “If…
14Ephron answered Abraham,
15“Listen to me, my lord. The land is…
16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out…
17So Ephron’s field at Machpelah near Mamre, the…
18to Abraham’s possession in the presence of all…
19After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in…
20So the field and its cave were deeded…
