Gen 23:3-16 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead , and spoke to the sons of Heth , saying ,

Genesis 23:3-16

3 Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the ^asons of Heth, saying, 4 “I am ^ba stranger and a foreign resident among you; ^cgive me ^{▼▼Lit possession of a burial place}a ^eburial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” 5 The sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, 6 “Hear us, my lord: you are a ^{▼▼Lit prince of God
,} ^gmighty prince among us; bury your dead in the choicest of our graves; none of us will refuse you his grave for burying your dead.” 7 So Abraham stood up and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. 8 And he spoke with them, saying, “If ^{▼▼Lit it is with your soul}you are willing to let me bury my dead out of my sight, listen to me, and plead with ⁱEphron the son of Zohar for me, 9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for the full price let him give it to me in ^{▼▼Lit the midst of you}your presence for ^{▼▼Lit possession of a burial place}a burial site.” 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham ^{▼▼Lit in the ears of}so that the sons of Heth heard, ^mthat is, all who entered the gate of his city, saying, 11 “No, my lord, listen to me; ⁿI give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.” 12 And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. 13 But he spoke to Ephron ^{▼▼Lit in the ears of}so that the people of the land heard, saying, “If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there.” 14 Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth ^{▼▼About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg}four hundred ^qshekels of silver --what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham ^rweighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the ^{▼▼Lit ears}presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.