KJV GEN23 with Strong's Hebrew/Greek

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23:1 And Sarah [H8283] was an hundred [H3967] [H8141] and seven [H7651] [H8141] and twenty [H6242] years [H8141] old [H2416] : [these were] the years [H8141] of the life [H2416] of Sarah [H8283] .

23:2 And Sarah [H8283] died [H4191] in Kirjatharba [H7153] ; the same [is] Hebron [H2275] in the land [H776] of Canaan [H3667] : and Abraham [H85] came [H935] to mourn [H5594] for Sarah [H8283] , and to weep [H1058] for her.

23:3 And Abraham [H85] stood up [H6965] from before [H6440] his dead [H4191] , and spake [H1696] unto the sons [H1121] of Heth [H2845] , saying [H559] ,

23:4 I [am] a stranger [H1616] and a sojourner [H8453] with you: give [H5414] me a possession [H272] of a buryingplace [H6913] with you, that I may bury [H6912] my dead [H4191] out of my sight [H6440] .

23:5 And the children [H1121] of Heth [H2845] answered [H6030] Abraham [H85] , saying [H559] unto him,

23:6 Hear us [H8085] , my lord [H113] : thou [art] a mighty [H430] prince [H5387] among us [H8432] : in the choice [H4005] of our sepulchres [H6913] bury [H6912] thy dead [H4191] ; none [H3808] [H376] of us shall withhold [H3607] from thee his sepulchre [H6913] , but that thou mayest bury [H6912] thy dead [H4191] .(a mighty: Heb. a prince of God)

23:7 And Abraham [H85] stood up [H6965] , and bowed [H7812] himself to the people [H5971] of the land [H776] , [even] to the children [H1121] of Heth [H2845] .

23:8 And he communed [H1696] with them, saying [H559] , If it be [H3426] your mind [H5315] that I should bury [H6912] my dead [H4191] out of my sight [H6440] ; hear [H8085] me, and intreat [H6293] for me to Ephron [H6085] the son [H1121] of Zohar [H6714] ,

23:9 That he may give [H5414] me the cave [H4631] of Machpelah [H4375] , which he hath, which [is] in the end [H7097] of his field [H7704] ; for as much [H4392] money [H3701] as it is worth [H4392] he shall give it [H5414] me for a possession [H272] of a buryingplace [H6913] amongst you [H8432] .(as much: Heb. full money)

23:10 And Ephron [H6085] dwelt [H3427] among [H8432] the children [H1121] of Heth [H2845] : and Ephron [H6085] the Hittite [H2850] answered [H6030] Abraham [H85] in the audience [H241] of the children [H1121] of Heth [H2845] , [even] of all that went in [H935] at the gate [H8179] of his city [H5892] , saying [H559] ,(audience: Heb. ears)

23:11 Nay [H3808] , my lord [H113] , hear me [H8085] : the field [H7704] give I [H5414] thee, and the cave [H4631] that [is] therein, I give it [H5414] thee; in the presence [H5869] of the sons [H1121] of my people [H5971] give [H5414] I it thee: bury [H6912] thy dead [H4191] .

23:12 And Abraham [H85] bowed down [H7812] himself before [H6440] the people [H5971] of the land [H776] .

23:13 And he spake [H1696] unto Ephron [H6085] in the audience [H241] of the people [H5971] of the land [H776] , saying [H559] , But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee [H3863] , hear [H8085] me: I will give [H5414] thee money [H3701] for the field [H7704] ; take [H3947] [it] of me, and I will bury [H6912] my dead [H4191] there.

23:14 And Ephron [H6085] answered [H6030] Abraham [H85] , saying [H559] unto him,

23:15 My lord [H113] , hearken [H8085] unto me: the land [H776] [is worth] four [H702] hundred [H3967] shekels [H8255] of silver [H3701] ; what [is] that betwixt [H996] me and thee? bury [H6912] therefore thy dead [H4191] .

23:16 And Abraham [H85] hearkened [H8085] unto Ephron [H6085] ; and Abraham [H85] weighed [H8254] to Ephron [H6085] the silver [H3701] , which he had named [H1696] in the audience [H241] of the sons [H1121] of Heth [H2845] , four [H702] hundred [H3967] shekels [H8255] of silver [H3701] , current [H5674] [money] with the merchant [H5503] .

23:17 And the field [H7704] of Ephron [H6085] , which [was] in Machpelah [H4375] , which [was] before [H6440] Mamre [H4471] , the field [H7704] , and the cave [H4631] which [was] therein, and all the trees [H6086] that [were] in the field [H7704] , that [were] in all the borders [H1366] round about [H5439] , were made sure [H6965]

23:18 Unto Abraham [H85] for a possession [H4736] in the presence [H5869] of the children [H1121] of Heth [H2845] , before all that went in [H935] at the gate [H8179] of his city [H5892] .

23:19 And after [H310] this [H3651] , Abraham [H85] buried [H6912] Sarah [H8283] his wife [H802] in the cave [H4631] of the field [H7704] of Machpelah [H4375] before [H6440] Mamre [H4471] : the same [is] Hebron [H2275] in the land [H776] of Canaan [H3667] .

23:20 And the field [H7704] , and the cave [H4631] that [is] therein, were made sure [H6965] unto Abraham [H85] for a possession [H272] of a buryingplace [H6913] by the sons [H1121] of Heth [H2845] .