Genesis 23
- 1And Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old. These were the years of the life of Sarah.
- 2And 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.
- 3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
- 4I am a foreigner and a temporary resident with you. Give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
- 5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
- 6Hear us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us shall hold back from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead.
- 7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
- 8And he talked with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and beg for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
- 9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, 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 burial place among you.
- 10And Ephron lived 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,
- 11No, my lord, hear me. I 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.
- 12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
- 13And he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me. I will give you money for the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
- 14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
- 15My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred pieces of silver. What is that between me and you? Bury therefore your dead.
- 16And Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred pieces of silver, current money with the merchant.
- 17And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders around, were made sure
- 18To Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
- 19And 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.
- 20And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burial place by the sons of Heth.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 23 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
GIGAKJVAnd Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old. These were the years of the life of Sarah.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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.
KJVAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
KJVI 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.
GIGAKJVI am a foreigner and a temporary resident with you. Give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
KJVAnd the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
KJVHear 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.
GIGAKJVHear us, my lord. You are a mighty prince among us. In the choice of our tombs bury your dead. None of us shall hold back from you his tomb, but that you may bury your dead.
KJVAnd 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,
GIGAKJVAnd he talked with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and beg for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
KJVThat 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.
GIGAKJVThat he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, 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 burial place among you.
KJVAnd 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,
GIGAKJVAnd Ephron lived 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,
KJVNay, 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.
GIGAKJVNo, my lord, hear me. I 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me. I will give you money for the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
KJVAnd Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
GIGAKJVAnd Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
KJVMy lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
GIGAKJVMy lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred pieces of silver. What is that between me and you? Bury therefore your dead.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred pieces of silver, current money with the merchant.
KJVAnd 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
GIGAKJVAnd the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders around, were made sure
KJVUnto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
GIGAKJVTo Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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.
KJVAnd the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
GIGAKJVAnd the field, and the cave that is in it, were made sure to Abraham for a possession of a burial place by the sons of Heth.
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