Verse 1

Genesis 23:1

World English Bible

1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִּהְיוּ֙ חַיֵּ֣י שָׂרָ֔ה מֵאָ֥ה שָׁנָ֛ה וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְ/שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים שְׁנֵ֖י חַיֵּ֥י שָׂרָֽה

English Translation

And the life of Sarah was one hundred years and twenty years and seven years; the years of the life of Sarah.

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Chapter 23 Context

1 Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.

2 Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (also called Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sa... Focus ↗

3 Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the children of Heth, saying, Focus ↗

4 “I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you,... Focus ↗

5 The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him, Focus ↗

6 “Hear us, my lord. You are a prince of God (Elohim) among us. Bury your dead in the best of our tomb... Focus ↗

7 Abraham rose up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. Focus ↗

8 He talked with them, saying, “If you agree that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and... Focus ↗

9 that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the f... Focus ↗

10 Now Ephron was sitting in the middle of the children of Heth. Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in... Focus ↗

11 “No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. In the presence... Focus ↗

12 Abraham bowed himself down before the people of the land. Focus ↗

13 He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear... Focus ↗

14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, Focus ↗

15 “My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and... Focus ↗

16 Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience... Focus ↗

17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which wa... Focus ↗

18 to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the g... Focus ↗

19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre (that i... Focus ↗

20 The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham by the children of Heth as a possessio... Focus ↗

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