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"Hear us, my lord, you are a mightyprinceamong us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none* of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead."
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And he spoke with them, saying, "If it is your wish for me to bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and approachEphron 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
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that he may give me the cave of Machpelahwhich he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the fullprice let him give it to me in your presence for a burialsite."
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
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Now Ephron was sittingamong the sons of Heth; and Ephron the HittiteansweredAbraham in the hearing of the sons of Heth; even of all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
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"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."
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He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will onlypleaselisten to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my deadthere."
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Abrahamlistened to Ephron; and Abrahamweighed out for Ephron the silverwhich he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, fourhundredshekels of silver, commercialstandard.
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So Ephron'sfield, which was in Machpelah, whichfacedMamre, the field and cavewhich was in it, and all the treeswhich were in the field, that were within all the confines of its border, were deededover