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Genesis Chapter 23 (NRSVCE)

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¹ 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.

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.”

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.”

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,

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,

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.”

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.”

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.

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

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.

²¹ And he killed an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.

²² Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and won a name beside the three warriors.

²³ He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

²⁴ Among the Thirty were Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem;

²⁵ Shammah of Harod; Elika of Harod;

²⁶ Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa;

²⁷ Abiezer of Anathoth; Mebunnai the Hushathite;

²⁸ Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai of Netophah;

²⁹ Heleb son of Baanah of Netophah; Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjaminites;

³⁰ Benaiah of Pirathon; Hiddai of the torrents of Gaash;

³¹ Abi-albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth of Bahurim;

³² Eliahba of Shaalbon; the sons of Jashen: Jonathan

³³ son of [11] Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite;

³⁴ Eliphelet son of Ahasbai of Maacah; Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;

³⁵ Hezro [12] of Carmel; Paarai the Arbite;

³⁶ Igal son of Nathan of Zobah; Bani the Gadite;

³⁷ Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;

³⁸ Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;

³⁹ Uriah the Hittite — thirty-seven in all.

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1	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.
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.”
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.”
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,
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,
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.”
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.”
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.
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
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.
21	And he killed an Egyptian, a handsome man. The Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but Benaiah went against him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and killed him with his own spear.
22	Such were the things Benaiah son of Jehoiada did, and won a name beside the three warriors.
23	He was renowned among the Thirty, but he did not attain to the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
24	Among the Thirty were Asahel brother of Joab; Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem;
25	Shammah of Harod; Elika of Harod;
26	Helez the Paltite; Ira son of Ikkesh of Tekoa;
27	Abiezer of Anathoth; Mebunnai the Hushathite;
28	Zalmon the Ahohite; Maharai of Netophah;
29	Heleb son of Baanah of Netophah; Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah of the Benjaminites;
30	Benaiah of Pirathon; Hiddai of the torrents of Gaash;
31	Abi-albon the Arbathite; Azmaveth of Bahurim;
32	Eliahba of Shaalbon; the sons of Jashen: Jonathan
33	son of [11] Shammah the Hararite; Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite;
34	Eliphelet son of Ahasbai of Maacah; Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite;
35	Hezro [12] of Carmel; Paarai the Arbite;
36	Igal son of Nathan of Zobah; Bani the Gadite;
37	Zelek the Ammonite; Naharai of Beeroth, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah;
38	Ira the Ithrite; Gareb the Ithrite;
39	Uriah the Hittite — thirty-seven in all.

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