- Genesis 23:1
וַיִּהְיוּ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מֵאָה שָׁנָה וְעֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה׃
Sarah’s lifetime—the span of Sarah’s life—came to one hundred and twenty-seven years.
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וַהֲווֹ חַיֵּי שָׂרָה מְאָה וְעַסְרִין וּשְׁבַע שְׁנִין שְׁנֵי חַיֵּי שָׂרָה׃
The lifetime of Sarah consisted of one hundred years, twenty years and seven years. [These were] the years of Sarah’s life.
- Genesis 23:2
וַתָּמׇת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִוא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה וְלִבְכֹּתָהּ׃
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba—now Hebron—in the land of Canaan; and Abraham proceeded to mourn for Sarah and to bewail her.
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וּמֵיתַת שָׂרָה בְּקִרְיַת אַרְבַּע הִיא חֶבְרוֹן בְּאַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן וַאֲתָא אַבְרָהָם לְמִסְפְּדַהּ דְּשָׂרָה וּלְמִבְכַּהּ׃
Sarah died in Kiryas Arba, which is Chevron, in the land of Canaan. Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her.
- Genesis 23:3
וַיָּקׇם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־חֵת לֵאמֹר׃
Then Abraham rose from beside his dead, and spoke to the Hittites, saying,
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וְקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל אַפֵּי מִיתֵיהּ וּמַלֵּיל עִם בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה לְמֵימַר׃
Avraham rose from the presence of his dead, and spoke to the sons of Cheis saying,
- Genesis 23:4
גֵּר־וְתוֹשָׁב אָנֹכִי עִמָּכֶם תְּנוּ לִי אֲחֻזַּת־קֶבֶר עִמָּכֶם וְאֶקְבְּרָה מֵתִי מִלְּפָנָי׃
“I am a resident alien among you; sell me a burial site among you, that I may remove my dead for burial.”
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דַּיָּיר וְתוֹתָב אֲנָא עִמְּכוֹן הַבוּ לִי אַחְסָנַת קְבוּרָא עִמְּכוֹן וְאֶקְבַּר מִיתִי מִן קֳדָמָי׃
I am a foreigner and a resident among you. Grant me the possession of a grave site with you, so that I may bury my dead from my presence.
- Genesis 23:5
וַיַּעֲנוּ בְנֵי־חֵת אֶת־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר לוֹ׃
And the Hittites replied to Abraham, saying to him,
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וַאֲתִיבוּ בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה יָת אַבְרָהָם לְמֵימַר לֵיהּ׃
The sons of Cheis replied to Avraham saying to him,
- Genesis 23:6
שְׁמָעֵנוּ ׀ אֲדֹנִי נְשִׂיא אֱלֹהִים אַתָּה בְּתוֹכֵנוּ בְּמִבְחַר קְבָרֵינוּ קְבֹר אֶת־מֵתֶךָ אִישׁ מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־קִבְרוֹ לֹא־יִכְלֶה מִמְּךָ מִקְּבֹר מֵתֶךָ׃
“Hear us, my lord: you are the elect of God among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places; none of us will withhold his burial place from you for burying your dead.”
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קַבֵּיל מִנַּנָא רִבּוֹנַנָא רַב קֳדָם יְיָ אַתְּ בֵּינַנָא בִּשְׁפַר קִבְרַנָא קְבַר יָת מִיתָךְ אֲנָשׁ מִנַּנָא יָת קִבְרֵיהּ לָא יִמְנַע מִנָּךְ מִלְּמִקְבַּר מִיתָךְ׃
Hear [Accept] us my [our] master, you are a prince of God [you are respected before God] in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our grave sites. No man among us will deny his grave site from you to bury your dead.
- Genesis 23:7
וַיָּקׇם אַבְרָהָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְעַם־הָאָרֶץ לִבְנֵי־חֵת׃
Thereupon Abraham bowed low to the people of the land, the Hittites,
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וְקָם אַבְרָהָם וּסְגֵיד לְעַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא לִבְנֵי חִתָּאָה׃
Avraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Cheis.
- Genesis 23:8
וַיְדַבֵּר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר אִם־יֵשׁ אֶת־נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֶת־מֵתִי מִלְּפָנַי שְׁמָעוּנִי וּפִגְעוּ־לִי בְּעֶפְרוֹן בֶּן־צֹחַר׃
and he said to them, “If it is your wish that I remove my dead for burial, you must agree to intercede for me with Ephron son of Zohar.
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וּמַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן לְמֵימַר אִם אִית רַעֲוָא נַפְשְׁכוֹן לְמִקְבַּר יָת מִיתִי מִן קֳדָמַי קַבִּילוּ מִנִּי וּבְעוֹ לִי מִן עֶפְרוֹן בַּר צוֹחַר׃
Avraham spoke to them, saying, If it is really your will [the will of your soul] that I bury my dead from my presence, listen to [accept] me and intercede for me with Ephron, son of Tzochar.
- Genesis 23:9
וְיִתֶּן־לִי אֶת־מְעָרַת הַמַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אֲשֶׁר בִּקְצֵה שָׂדֵהוּ בְּכֶסֶף מָלֵא יִתְּנֶנָּה לִּי בְּתוֹכְכֶם לַאֲחֻזַּת־קָבֶר׃
Let him sell me the cave of Machpelah that he owns, which is at the edge of his land. Let him sell it to me, at the full price, for a burial site in your midst.”
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וְיִתֵּין לִי יָת מְעָרַת כָּפֵילְתָּא דְּלֵיהּ דְּבִסְטַר חַקְלֵיהּ בִּכְסַף שְׁלִים יִתְּנַהּ לִי בֵּינֵיכוֹן לְאַחְסָנַת קְבוּרָא׃
Let him give me the Machpeilah [double] cave, which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. Let him give [sell] it to me for its full value, as a grave site among you.
- Genesis 23:10
וְעֶפְרוֹן יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי־חֵת וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן הַחִתִּי אֶת־אַבְרָהָם בְּאׇזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת לְכֹל בָּאֵי שַׁעַר־עִירוֹ לֵאמֹר׃
Ephron was present among the Hittites; so Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the Hittites, all who entered the gate of his town, saying,
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וְעֶפְרוֹן יָתֵיב בְּגוֹ בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה וַאֲתֵיב עֶפְרוֹן חִתָּאָה יָת אַבְרָהָם קֳדָם בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה לְכֹל עָלֵי תְּרַע קַרְתֵּיהּ לְמֵימַר׃
Ephron lived in the midst of the sons of Cheis, Ephron the Chitite replied to Avraham in the ears [audience] of [before] the sons of Cheis, for all who came to the city gate, saying,
- Genesis 23:11
לֹא־אֲדֹנִי שְׁמָעֵנִי הַשָּׂדֶה נָתַתִּי לָךְ וְהַמְּעָרָה אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ לְךָ נְתַתִּיהָ לְעֵינֵי בְנֵי־עַמִּי נְתַתִּיהָ לָּךְ קְבֹר מֵתֶךָ׃
“No, my lord, hear me: I give you the field and I give you the cave that is in it; I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
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לָא רִבּוֹנִי קַבֵּיל מִנִּי חַקְלָא יְהַבִית לָךְ וּמְעָרְתָא דְּבֵיהּ לָךְ יְהַבְתַּהּ לְעֵינֵי בְּנֵי עַמִּי יְהַבְתַּהּ לָךְ קְבַר מִיתָךְ׃
No, my master, hear [accept] me: I have given you the field, and the cave that is in it, I have [also] given to you. Before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you. Bury your dead.
- Genesis 23:12
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַבְרָהָם לִפְנֵי עַם הָאָרֶץ׃
Then Abraham bowed low before the people of the land,
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וּסְגֵיד אַבְרָהָם קֳדָם עַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא׃
Avraham bowed to the people of the land.
- Genesis 23:13
וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן בְּאׇזְנֵי עַם־הָאָרֶץ לֵאמֹר אַךְ אִם־אַתָּה לוּ שְׁמָעֵנִי נָתַתִּי כֶּסֶף הַשָּׂדֶה קַח מִמֶּנִּי וְאֶקְבְּרָה אֶת־מֵתִי שָׁמָּה׃
and spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If only you would hear me out! Let me pay the price of the land; accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”
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וּמַלֵּיל עִם עֶפְרוֹן קֳדָם עַמָּא דְּאַרְעָא לְמֵימַר בְּרַם אִם עֲבַדְתְּ לִי טֵיבוּ קַבֵּיל מִנִּי אֶתֵּין כַּסְפָּא דְּמֵי חַקְלָא סַב מִנִּי וְאֶקְבַּר יָת מִיתִי תַּמָּן׃
He spoke to Ephron in the ears [audience] of [before] the people of the land saying, If you will only listen to me. [If you will do a kindness for me, accept me.] I have given the money for the [value of the] field. Take it from me and I will bury my dead there.
- Genesis 23:14
וַיַּעַן עֶפְרוֹן אֶת־אַבְרָהָם לֵאמֹר לוֹ׃
And Ephron replied to Abraham, saying to him,
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וַאֲתֵיב עֶפְרוֹן יָת אַבְרָהָם לְמֵימַר לֵיהּ׃
Ephron replied to Avraham, saying to him,
- Genesis 23:15
אֲדֹנִי שְׁמָעֵנִי אֶרֶץ אַרְבַּע מֵאֹת שֶׁקֶל־כֶּסֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ מַה־הִוא וְאֶת־מֵתְךָ קְבֹר׃
“My lord, do hear me! A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between you and me? Go and bury your dead.”
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רִבּוֹנִי קַבֵּיל מִנִּי אֲרַע שָׁוְיָא אַרְבַּע מְאָה סִלְעִין דִּכְסַף בֵּינָא וּבֵינָךְ מָא הִיא וְיָת מִיתָךְ קְבַר׃
My master, hear [accept] me. A land [worth] four hundred silver shekel—what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.
- Genesis 23:16
וַיִּשְׁמַע אַבְרָהָם אֶל־עֶפְרוֹן וַיִּשְׁקֹל אַבְרָהָם לְעֶפְרֹן אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּאׇזְנֵי בְנֵי־חֵת אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת שֶׁקֶל כֶּסֶף עֹבֵר לַסֹּחֵר׃
Abraham accepted Ephron’s terms. Abraham paid out to Ephron the money that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites—four hundred shekels of silver at the going merchants’ rate.
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וְקַבֵּיל אַבְרָהָם מִן עֶפְרוֹן וּתְקַל אַבְרָהָם לְעֶפְרוֹן יָת כַּסְפָּא דְּמַלֵּיל קֳדָם בְּנֵי חִתָּאָה אַרְבַּע מְאָה סִלְעִין דִּכְסַף מִתְקַבַּל סְחוֹרָה בְּכָל מְדִינָה׃
Avraham listened to [accepted] Ephron, and Avraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he spoke of in the hearing of [before] the sons of Cheis, four hundred silver shekel, negotiable currency [which are accepted by merchants in every city].