And Sarahwasa hundredand sevenand twentyyearsold: these were the yearsof the lifeof Sarah. And Sarahdiedin Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebronin the landof Canaan: and Abrahamcameto mournfor Sarah, and to weepfor her. And Abrahamstood upfrom beforehis dead, and spokeuntothe sonsof Heth, saying, I am a strangerand a sojournerwithyou: giveme a possessionof a burial placewithyou, that I may burymy deadout of my sight. And the childrenof HethansweredAbraham, sayingunto him, Hearus, my lord: thou art a mightyprinceamongus: in the choiceof our sepulchersburythy dead; noneofus shall withholdfromthee his sepulcher, but that thou mayest burythy dead. And Abrahamstood up, and bowed himselfto the peopleof the land, even to the childrenof Heth. And he communedwiththem, saying, Ifit beyour mindthat I should burymy deadout of my sight; hearme, and entreatfor me to Ephronthe sonof Zohar, That he may giveme the caveof Machpelah, whichhe hath, which is in the endof his field; for as much moneyas it is worthhe shall giveit me for a possessionof a burial placeamongstyou. And Ephrondweltamongthe childrenof Heth: and Ephronthe HittiteansweredAbrahamin the audienceof the childrenof Heth, even of allthat went inat the gateof his city, saying, Nay, my lord, hearme: the fieldgiveI thee, and the cavethat is therein, I giveit thee; in the presenceof the sonsof my peoplegiveI it thee: burythy dead. And Abrahambowed down himselfbeforethe peopleof the land. And he spokeuntoEphronin the audienceof the peopleof the land, saying, Butifthou wilt give it , I pray thee, hearme: I will givethee moneyfor the field; take it ofme, and I will burymy deadthere. And EphronansweredAbraham, sayingunto him, My lord, hearkenunto me: the land is worth fourhundredshekelsof silver; what is thatbetweenme and thee? burytherefore thy dead. And AbrahamhearkeneduntoEphron; and Abrahamweighedto Ephronthe silver, whichhe had namedin the audienceof the sonsof Heth, fourhundredshekelsof silver, current money with the merchant. And the fieldof Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was beforeMamre, the field, and the cavewhich was therein, and allthe treesthat were in the field, that were in allthe bordersround about, were made sure Unto Abrahamfor a possessionin the presenceof the childrenof Heth, before allthat went inat the gateof his city. And afterthis, AbrahamburiedSarahhis wifeinthe caveof the fieldof MachpelahbeforeMamre: the same is Hebronin the landof Canaan. And the field, and the cavethat is therein, were made sureunto Abrahamfor a possessionof a burial placebythe sonsof Heth.