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Genesis 23:16-20 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

16. Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land. So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.

17-18. So the field of Ephron changed owners. This field was in Machpelah, near Mamre. Abraham became the owner of the field, the cave in it, and all the trees in the field. Everyone in the city saw the agreement between Ephron and Abraham.

19. After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of that field near Mamre (Hebron) in the land of Canaan.

20. Abraham bought the field and the cave in it from the Hittites. So this became his property to be used as a burial place.

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