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Genesis 23

2 Abrahám lamenteth the death of Saráh 4 He bieth a field to bury her, of the Hittites. 13 The equitie of Abrahám. 19 Saráh is buryed in Machpeláh.
1.WHen Saráh was an hũdreth twenty and ſeuen yere olde ( ſo long liued ſhe )
2.Then Saráh dyed in Kiriath-arbá: the ſame is Hebrón in the land of Canaan. & Abrahám came to mourne for Saráh and to wepe for her.
3.¶ Then Abrahám roſe vp fró ye ſight of his corps, & talked wt the Hittites, ſaying,
4.I am a ſtranger, & a foriner among you, giue me a poſſeſsion of buryal with you, that I may bury my dead out of my ſight.
5.Then the Hittites anſwered Abrahám, ſaying vnto him,
6.Heare vs, my Lord: thou art a prince of God among vs: in the chiefeſt of our ſepulchres bury thy dead: none of vs ſhal forbid thee his ſepulchre, but thou maieſt bury thy dead therein.
7.Then Abrahám ſtode vp, & bowed him ſelfe before the people of the land of the Hittites.
8.And he communed with them, ſaying, If it be your minde, ỹ I ſhal bury my dead out of my ſight, heare me, and intreat for me to Ephrón the ſonne of Zóhar,
9.That he wolde giue me ỹ caue of Machpeláh, which he hathe in the end of his field: ỹ he wolde giue it me for as muche mony as it is worthe, for a poſſeſsion to bury in among you.
10.(For Ephrón dwelt among ỹ Hittites) Then Ephrón the Hittite anſwered Abrahám in the audience of all the Hittites, ỹ went in at the gates of his citie, ſaying,
11.No, my lord, heare me: the field giue I thee, and the caue, that therein is, I giue it thee: euen in the preſence of the ſonnes of my people giue I it thee, to bury thy dead.
12.Then Abrahám bowed him ſelf before the people of the land,
13.And ſpake vnto Ephrón in the audience of the people of the coũtrey, ſaying, Seing ỹ wilt giue it, I praye thee, heare me, I wil giue ỹ price of the field: receiue it of me, and I wil bury my dead there.
14.Ephrón then anſwered Abrahám, ſaying vnto him,
15.My Lord, hearken vnto me: ỹ land is worthe foure húdreth ſhekels of ſiluer: what is ỹ betwene me & thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16.So Abrahám hearkened vnto Ephrón, & Abrahám weyed to Ephrón the ſiluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hüdreth ſiluer ſhekels of currant money among marchátes.
17.¶ So ỹ field of Ephrón which was in Machpeláh, & ouer againſt Mamré, euen ỹ field & the caue ỹ was therein, and all the trees ỹ were in the field, which were in all the borders roundabout, was made ſure
18.Vnto Abrahám for a poſſeſsion, in the ſight of the Hittites, euen of all that went in at the gates of his citie.
19.And after this, Abrahám buryed Saráh his wife in the caue of the field of Machpeláh ouer againſt Mamré: the ſame is Hebrón in the land of Canáan.
20.Thus bothe the field and the caue, ỹ is therein, was made ſure vnto Abrahám for a poſſeſsion of buryal by the Hittites.

Notes

1:".
Ebr the yeres of the life of Sarah
3:a.
That is whé he had mourned: for ye godlie may mourne, if thei paſſe not meaſure:
3:".
Or, ſonnes of Heth.
6:b.
That is, godlie or excellét. for ye Ebrewes ſo ſpeake of all things that are notable, becauſe all excellencie cometh of God.
8:m.
Ebr in your ſoule
9:".
Or, double caue, becauſe one was within an other
9:o.
Ebr in ful ſiluer
10:p.
Meaning, all the citizens & inhabitants.
12:q.
To ſhewe ỹ he had them in good eſtimation and reuerence
15:r.
The commũ ſhekel is about 20 péce, ſo thẽ 400 ſhekels mount to 33 li 6 ſhill & 8 pence, after 5. ſhill ſterl. the once.
18:s.
For, citizens.
20:t.
That is, all the people cõfirmed ỹ ſale.