The lifetime of Sarah consisted of one hundred years, twenty years and seven years. [These were] the years of Sarah’s life.

Sarah died in Kiryas Arba, which is Chevron, in the land of Canaan. Avraham came to eulogize Sarah and to weep for her.

Avraham rose from the presence of his dead, and spoke to the sons of Cheis saying,

I am a foreigner and a resident among you. Grant me the possession of a grave site with you, so that I may bury my dead from my presence.

The sons of Cheis replied to Avraham saying to him,

Hear [Accept] us my [our] master, you are a prince of God [you are respected before God] in our midst. Bury your dead in the choicest of our grave sites. No man among us will deny his grave site from you to bury your dead.

Avraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the sons of Cheis.

Avraham spoke to them, saying, If it is really your will [the will of your soul] that I bury my dead from my presence, listen to [accept] me and intercede for me with Ephron, son of Tzochar.

Let him give me the Machpeilah [double] cave, which belongs to him, which is at the end of his field. Let him give [sell] it to me for its full value, as a grave site among you.

Ephron lived in the midst of the sons of Cheis, Ephron the Chitite replied to Avraham in the ears [audience] of [before] the sons of Cheis, for all who came to the city gate, saying,

No, my master, hear [accept] me: I have given you the field, and the cave that is in it, I have [also] given to you. Before the eyes of the sons of my people I have given it to you. Bury your dead.

Avraham bowed to the people of the land.

He spoke to Ephron in the ears [audience] of [before] the people of the land saying, If you will only listen to me. [If you will do a kindness for me, accept me.] I have given the money for the [value of the] field. Take it from me and I will bury my dead there.

Ephron replied to Avraham, saying to him,

My master, hear [accept] me. A land [worth] four hundred silver shekel—what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.

Avraham listened to [accepted] Ephron, and Avraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he spoke of in the hearing of [before] the sons of Cheis, four hundred silver shekel, negotiable currency [which are accepted by merchants in every city].

The field of Ephron was established [as Avraham’s possession], [the field] which was in Machpeilah, facing Mamrei; [this included] the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field that were in the entire circumference of its boundaries.

This became Avraham’s [possession] through a purchase before the eyes of the sons of Cheis, all who had come to the gate of his city.

After that Avraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the Machpeilah field, which faces Mamrei, which is Chevron, in the land of Canaan.

The field and its cave was established as Avraham’s possession as a gravesite, by the sons of Cheis.