23:1 [] Kai ezhsen h Sarra ekaton eikosiepta eth× tauta einai ta eth thV zwhV thV SarraV.

23:2 Kai apeqanen h Sarra en Kiriaq-arba× auth einai h Cebrwn en gh Canaan× kai hlqen o Abraam dia na klaush thn Sarran kai na penqhsh authn.

23:3 [] Kai shkwqeiV o Abraam ap' emprosqen tou nekrou autou, elalhse proV touV uiouV tou Cet legwn,

23:4 xenoV kai paroikoV eimai egw metaxu saV× dote moi kthma tafou metaxu saV, dia na qayw ton nekron mou ap' emprosqen mou.

23:5 Apekriqhsan de oi uioi tou Cet proV ton Abraam legonteV proV auton,

23:6 Akouson hmaV, kurie mou× su eisai metaxu hmwn hgemwn ek Qeou× qayon ton nekron sou eiV to eklektoteron ek twn mnhmeiwn hmwn× oudeiV ex hmwn qelei arnhqh to mnhmeion autou proV se, dia na qayhV ton nekron sou.

23:7 Tote shkwqeiV o Abraam prosekunhse proV ton laon tou topou, proV touV uiouV tou Cet×

23:8 kai elalhse proV autouV legwn, Ean euaresthtai h yuch saV na qayw ton nekron mou ap' emprosqen mou, akousate mou kai mesiteusate uper emou proV ton Efrwn ton uion tou Swar,

23:9 kai aV moi dwsh to sphlaion autou Macpelac, to en th akra tou agrou autou× eiV plhrh timhn aV moi dwsh auto, dia kthma tafou metaxu saV.

23:10 O de Efrwn ekaqhto en tw mesw twn uiwn tou Cet× kai apekriqh o Efrwn o CettaioV proV ton Abraam eiV ephkoon twn uiwn tou Cet, pantwn twn eisercomenwn eiV thn pulhn thV polewV autou, legwn,

23:11 Ouci, kurie mou, akouson mou× soi didw ton agron, soi didw kai to sphlaion to en autw× epi parousia twn uiwn tou laou mou didw auta eiV se× qayon ton nekron sou.

23:12 Kai prosekunhsen o Abraam emprosqen tou laou tou topou×

23:13 kai eipe proV ton Efrwn eiV ephkoon tou laou tou topou legwn, Ean su qelhV, akouson mou, parakalw× qelw dwsei to argurion tou agrou× labe auto par' emou, kai qelw qayei ton nekron mou ekei.

23:14 O de Efrwn apekriqh proV ton Abraam, legwn proV auton,

23:15 Akouson mou, kurie mou× gh tetrakosiwn siklwn arguriou, ti einai metaxu emou kai sou; qayon loipon ton nekron sou.

23:16 [] Kai hkousen o Abraam ton Efrwn× kai ezugisen o Abraam eiV ton Efrwn to argurion, to opoion eipen eiV ephkoon twn uiwn tou Cet tetrakosiouV siklouV arguriou, dektou metaxu emporwn.

23:17 Kai o agroV tou Efrwn, ostiV hto en Macpelac, emprosqen thV Mambrh, o agroV kai to sphlaion to en autw kai panta ta dendra ta en tw agrw kai en pasi toiV orioiV kuklw, hsfalisqhsan

23:18 eiV ton Abraam dia kthma, enwpion twn uiwn tou Cet, enwpion pantwn twn eisercomenwn eiV thn pulhn thV polewV autou.

23:19 Kai meta tauta eqayen o Abraam Sarran thn gunaika autou en tw sphlaiw tou agrou Macpelac, emprosqen thV Mambrh× auth einai Cebrwn en gh Canaan.