{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/23","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T02:44:31.986Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Genesis","bookSlug":"genesis","chapter":23,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":22,"nextChapter":24,"totalChapters":50,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: <i>these were</i> the years of the life of Sarah."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I <i>am</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Hear us, my lord: thou <i>art</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, <i>even</i> to the children of Heth."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which <i>is</i> 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."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, <i>even</i> of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that <i>is</i> therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou <i>wilt give it</i>, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take <i>it</i> of me, and I will bury my dead there."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"My lord, hearken unto me: the land <i>is worth</i> four hundred shekels of silver; what <i>is</i> that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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 <i>money</i> with the merchant."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the field of Ephron, which <i>was</i> in Machpelah, which <i>was</i> before Mamre, the field, and the cave which <i>was</i> therein, and all the trees that <i>were</i> in the field, that <i>were</i> in all the borders round about, were made sure"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same <i>is</i> Hebron in the land of Canaan."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And the field, and the cave that <i>is</i> therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth."}],"citation":{"inline":"Genesis 23 (KJV)","markdown":"[Genesis 23](https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/23)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/genesis/23 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}