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Melchizedek Bible
GENESIS
| THE MELCHIZEDEK BIBLE | KING JAMES VERSION |
| GENESIS 23 | GENESIS 23 |
| 1 Sarah lived until she was an hundred and twenty seven years old, | And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. . |
| 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-Arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan, where Abraham came to mourn and weep for her, | .....And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. |
| 3 Then Abraham rose from the posture of mourning over the death of his wife, and addressed the sons of Heth, saying, | .....And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, |
| 4 "I am a stranger and a sojourner with you; allow me to buy a burial site among you, so that I may bury my dead out of my sight." | .....I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. |
| 5 Then the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, | .....And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| 6 "Hear us, O master of the Lord; you are a mighty prince among us; you have the choice of our sepulchers in which to bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you any sepulcher, so that you may bury your dead." | .....Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. |
| 7 And Abraham, rising beside his wife's body, courteously spoke to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. | .....And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. |
| 8 Communing with them, he said, "If it is agreeable to you that I may bury my dead beyond my sight, hear me, and entreat for me before Ephron, the son of Zohar. | .....And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, |
| 9 "That he might sell to me, for as much money as it is worth, the cave^ in the locality of Mechpelah, which he has at the end of his field, so that I may possess it for a burying place among you." | .....That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. |
| 10 At which, Ephron, who dwelt among the children of Heth, the Hittite, answered Abraham in the audience of the sons of Heth, including all that were allowed in at the gate of his city, saying, | .....And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, |
| 11 "Nay, O master of the Lord, hear me; I will give you the field and the cave before the presence of the sons of my people; bury your dead." | .....Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. |
| 12 Whereupon Abraham condescendingly paid respect to the people of the land, and, | .....And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. |
| 13 Before the audience of the people of that land, Abraham said to Ephron, "But if you will give it, please, hear my request; I prefer to give you money for the field, kindly accept the money and I will bury my dead there." | .....And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. |
| 14 Then Ephron patronizingly answered Abraham, saying to him. | .....And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| 15 "O, master of the Lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver (about four and a half kilograms); what is that between us? Therefore bury your dead." | .....My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. |
| 16 Listening to Ephron, Abraham weighed to him the silver^, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, correctly weighed with the merchant. | .....And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. |
| 17 So both the field and the cave therein, of Ephron, which was in the locality of Machpelah, near Mamre, and all the trees that were in the field and the borders round about, were conveyed, | .....And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure |
| 18 To Abraham, for a possession, witnessed by the sons of Heth, including all that were allowed to enter in at the gate of his city. | .....Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. |
| 19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which is of Hebron in the land of Canaan. | .....And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. |
| 20 And the field and the cave therein were conveyed to Abraham as a possession for a burial site by the sons of Heth. | .....And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. |
| Footnotes Gen 23: (DOM BIBLE) | Footnotes Gen 23: (KING JAMES VERSION ) |
| v9 Over this cave stands the great Mohammedan mosque at Hebron. It is believed to be the buryingplace of the Jewish patriarchs where their remains are until this day. | ..... |
| v16 Coined money was not known at this time in the history of the children of Israel. | ..... |
