1
Now
Sarah lived * one
hundred and
twenty-seven * years; these were the
years of the
life of
Sarah.
h'n'v ~yir.f,[.w h'n'v h'aem h'r'f yeY;x .Wy.hiY;w ? h'r'f yeY;x yen.v ~yin'v [;b,v.w
2
Sarah died in
Kiriath-arba (that is,
Hebron ) in the
land of
Canaan; and
Abraham went in to
mourn for
Sarah and to
weep for her.
#,r,a.B !w{r.b,x awih [;B.r;a t;y.riq.B h'r'f t'm'T;w ? H't{K.bil.w h'r'f.l d{P.sil ~'h'r.b;a a{b'Y;w !;['n.K
3
Then
Abraham rose from
before his
dead, and
spoke to the
sons of
Heth,
saying,
-yen.B -l,a reB;d.y;w w{tem yen.P l;[em ~'h'r.b;a ~'q'Y;w ? r{mael tex
4
"I am a
stranger and a
sojourner among you;
give me a
burial site among you that I may
bury my
dead out of my
sight.
r,b,q -t;ZUx]a yil .Wn.T ~,k'Mi[ yik{n'a b'vw{t.w -reG ? y'n'p.Lim yitem h'r.B.q,a.w ~,k'Mi[
5
The
sons of
Heth answered Abraham,
saying to him,
w{l r{mael ~'h'r.b;a -t,a tex -yen.b .Wn][;Y;w
6
"Hear us, my
lord, you are a
mighty prince among us;
bury your
dead in the
choicest of our
graves;
none * of us will
refuse you his
grave for
burying your
dead."
.Wnekw{t.B h'T;a ~yih{l/a ayif.n yin{d]a .Wne['m.v ? .WN,Mim vyia '$,tem -t,a r{b.q .Wnyer'b.q r;x.bim.B ? '$,tem r{b.Qim '$.Mim h,l.kIy -a{l w{r.biq -t,a
7
So
Abraham rose and
bowed to the
people of the
land, the
sons of
Heth.
tex -yen.bil #,r'a'h -m;[.l .Wx;T.viY;w ~'h'r.b;a ~'q'Y;w
8
And he
spoke with them,
saying,
"If it is your
wish for me to
bury my
dead out of my
sight,
hear me, and
approach Ephron the
son of
Zohar for me,
~,k.v.p;n -t,a vey -mia r{mael ~'Tia reB;d.y;w ? yil -.W[.gip.W yin.W['m.v y;n'p.Lim yitem -t,a r{B.qil ? r;x{c -n,B !w{r.p,[.B
9
that he may
give me the
cave of
Machpelah which he owns,
which is at the
end of his
field; for the
full price let him
give it to me in your
presence for a
burial site."
w{l -r,v]a h'leP.k;M;h t;r'[.m -t,a yil -n,TIy.w ? yil h'N,n.TIy ael'm @,s,k.B .Whed'f hec.qiB r,v]a ? r,b'q -t;ZUx]a;l ~,k.kw{t.B
10
Now
Ephron was
sitting among the
sons of
Heth; and
Ephron the
Hittite answered Abraham in the
hearing of the
sons of
Heth; even of
all who
went in at the
gate of his
city,
saying,
!w{r.p,[ !;[;Y;w tex -yen.B .$w{t.B bev{y !w{r.p,[.w ? l{k.l tex -yen.b yen.z'a.B ~'h'r.b;a -t,a yiTix;h ? r{mael w{ryi[ -r;[;v yea'B
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 the
sons of my
people I
give it to you;
bury your
dead."
h'r'[.M;h.w .$'l yiT;t'n h,d'F;h yine['m.v yin{d]a -a{l ? yiM;[ -yen.b yenye[.l 'hyiT;t.n '$.l w{B -r,v]a ? '$,tem r{b.q .$'L 'hyiT;t.n
12
And
Abraham bowed before the
people of the
land.
#,r'a'h ~;[ yen.pil ~'h'r.b;a .Wx;T.viY;w
13
He
spoke to
Ephron in the
hearing of the
people of the
land,
saying,
"If you will
only please listen to me; I will
give the
price of the
field,
accept it from me that I may
bury my
dead there."
#,r'a'h -m;[ yen.z'a.B !w{r.p,[ -l,a reB;d.y;w ? @,s,K yiT;t'n yine['m.v .Wl h'T;a -mia .$;a r{mael ? h'M'v yitem -t,a h'r.B.q,a.w yiN,Mim x;q h,d'F;h
14
Then
Ephron answered Abraham,
saying to him
w{l r{mael ~'h'r.b;a -t,a !w{r.p,[ !;[;Y;w
15
"My
lord,
listen to me; a piece of
land worth
four hundred shekels of
silver,
what is that
between me and you? So
bury your
dead."
@,s,K -l,q,v t{aem [;B.r;a #,r,a yine['m.v yin{d]a ? r{b.q '$.tem -t,a.w awih -h;m '$.nyeb.W yinyeB
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Abraham listened to
Ephron; and
Abraham weighed out for
Ephron the
silver which he had
named in the
hearing of the
sons of
Heth,
four hundred shekels of
silver,
commercial standard.
~'h'r.b;a l{q.viY;w !w{r.p,[ -l,a ~'h'r.b;a [;m.viY;w ? tex -yen.b yen.z'a.B r,BiD r,v]a @,s,K;h -t,a !{r.p,[.l ? rex{S;l reb{[ @,s,K l,q,v tw{aem [;B.r;a
17
So
Ephron's field,
which was in
Machpelah,
which faced Mamre, the
field and
cave which was in it, and
all the
trees which were in the
field, that were within
all the
confines of its
border, were
deeded over
yen.pil r,v]a h'leP.k;M;B r,v]a !w{r.p,[ hed.f ~'q'Y;w ? #e['h -l'k.w w{B -r,v]a h'r'[.M;h.w h,d'F;h aer.m;m ? byib's w{lUb.G -l'k.B r,v]a h,d'F;B r,v]a
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to
Abraham for a
possession in the
presence of the
sons of
Heth, before
all who
went in at the
gate of his
city.
l{k.B tex -yen.b yenye[.l h'n.qim.l ~'h'r.b;a.l ? w{ryi[ -r;[;v yea'B
19
After this,
Abraham buried Sarah his
wife in the
cave of the
field at
Machpelah facing Mamre (that is,
Hebron ) in the
land of
Canaan
w{T.via h'r'f -t,a ~'h'r.b;a r;b'q !ek -yer]x;a.w ? aer.m;m yen.P -l;[ h'leP.k;M;h hed.f t;r'[.m -l,a ? !;['n.K #,r,a.B !w{r.b,x awih
20
So the
field and the
cave that is in it, were
deeded over to
Abraham for a
burial site by the
sons of
Heth.
~'h'r.b;a.l w{B -r,v]a h'r'[.M;h.w h,d'F;h ~'q'Y;w ? tex -yen.B teaem r,b'q -t;ZUx]a;l