^{8 Ref} And he said to them, If you will let me put my dead to rest here, make a request for me to Ephron, the son of Zohar,

^{9 Ref} That he will give me the hollow in the rock named Machpelah, which is his property at the end of his field; let him give it to me for its full price as a resting-place for my dead among you.

^{10 Ref} Now Ephron was seated among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite gave Abraham his answer in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those who came into his town, saying,

^{11 Ref} No, my lord, I will give you the field with the hollow in the rock; before all the children of my people will I give it to you for a resting-place for your dead.

^{12 Ref} And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.

^{13 Ref} And Abraham said to Ephron, in the hearing of the people of the land, If only you will give ear to me, I will give you the price of the field; take it, and let me put my dead to rest there.

¹⁴ So Ephron said to Abraham,

^{15 Ref} My lord, give ear to me: the value of the land is four hundred shekels; what is that between me and you? so put your dead to rest there.

^{16 Ref} And Abraham took note of the price fixed by Ephron in the hearing of the children of Heth, and gave him four hundred shekels in current money.