Genesis 23

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Sarah lived a long and full life, reaching the age of 127 years.

And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

Sarah passed away in Hebron, once known as Kirjatharba, in Canaan. Overwhelmed with grief, Abraham arrived to mourn and shed tears for his beloved Sarah.

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

Overwhelmed with grief, Abraham rose from mourning his deceased. He then addressed the sons of Heth, saying,

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.

I am but a traveler among you, please grant me a small piece of land to lay my loved ones to rest, out of my sight.

And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

The Heth's descendants responded to Abraham, expressing to him,

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.

Listen to us, dear lord: You are a powerful leader in our midst. Choose any of our graves to lay your deceased to rest; none of us will deny you this right. We want you to have a place to bury your loved ones.

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Abraham rose, showing deep respect to the locals, including the children of Heth.

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,

He spoke to them, his voice heavy with grief, "If you agree that I should lay my loved one to rest, hidden from my sight, please, lend me your voices. Speak to Ephron, Zohar's son, on my behalf."

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.

He should sell me the Machpelah cave, located at the edge of his land. I'll pay its full value, so I can have a final resting place among you.

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,

Ephron, living among Heth's descendants, responded to Abraham in front of everyone, including those entering his city, saying,

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.

My lord, please listen. I offer you this field and the cave within it. I give it to you openly, before all our people. Lay your loved one to rest here.

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

Abraham humbly lowered himself in respect before the locals.

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.

In front of everyone, he pleaded with Ephron, "If you're willing to sell, please listen. I'll pay you for the land, so I can lay my loved ones to rest there."

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

Ephron responded to Abraham, telling him,

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.

My dear Lord, please listen to me. The land is valued at four hundred silver coins, but what does that matter between us? Please, go ahead and lay your loved one to rest.

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.

Abraham listened carefully to Ephron. In front of Heth's sons, he counted out the 400 silver coins, the exact amount Ephron had asked for. This was no ordinary money, but the kind used by traders.

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

Ephron's land in Machpelah, near Mamre, including the field, the cave within, and every tree surrounding it, was firmly secured.

Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.

Abraham was given ownership, witnessed by Heth's children and everyone entering his city.

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.

Overwhelmed with sorrow, Abraham laid his beloved wife Sarah to rest in the quiet solitude of the Machpelah cave, near Mamre, in what we now know as Hebron, in the heart of Canaan.

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.

The sons of Heth confirmed Abraham's ownership of the field and its cave, a sacred place for burial.