Sarah died in (A)Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan; and Abraham [a]came in to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Then Abraham arose from mourning before his dead, and spoke to the (B)sons of Heth, saying, “I am (C)a stranger and a foreign resident among you; (D)give me [b]a (E)burial site among you so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:2 Or proceeded
  2. Genesis 23:4 Lit possession of a burial place

She died at Kiriath Arba(A) (that is, Hebron)(B) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep over her.(C)

Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites.[a](D) He said, “I am a foreigner and stranger(E) among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:3 Or the descendants of Heth; also in verses 5, 7, 10, 16, 18 and 20