1 And the life of Sarah was one hundred and twenty-seven years—years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba, which was Hebron, in the land of Canaan, and Abraham goes?went to mourn for Sarah, and to lament her. 3 And Abraham rose up from the presence of his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, 4 “A sojourner and a settler I am with you. Give to me a possession of a burying-place with you, and I bury my dead from before me.” 5 And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6 “Hear us, my lord. A prince of God are you in our middle. In the choice of our burying-places bury your dead: none of our burying-places do we withhold from you, from burying your dead.” 7 And Abraham rose and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the sons of Heth, 8 and he spoke with them, saying, “If it is your desire to bury my dead from before me, hear me, and meet for me with Ephron, son of Zoar. 9 And he gave to me the cave of Machpelah, which he had, which was in the extremity of his field. For full money does he give it to me, in your middle, for a possession of a burying-place.” 10 And Ephron was sitting in the middle of the sons of Heth, and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all those entering the gate of his city, saying, 11 “No, my lord, hear me: the field I have given to you, and the cave that is in it, to you I have given it. Before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you—bury your dead.” 12 And Abraham bowed himself before the people of the land, 13 and spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only—if you would hear me—I have given the money of the field—accept from me, and I bury my dead there.” 14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, hear me: the land—four hundred shekels of silver. Between me and you, what is it? Bury your dead.” 16 And Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant. 17 And established were the field of Ephron, which were in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, which were around all its border, 18 to Abraham by purchase, before the eyes of the sons of Heth, among all entering the gate of his city. 19 And after this Abraham had buried his wife Sarah at the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (which was Hebron), in the land of Canaan. 20 And established were the field, and the cave which was in it, to Abraham for a possession of a burying-place, from the sons of Heth.