7. Abraham rose and bowed to the people of the land, the Hittites.
8. He said to them, “If you truly want to help me bury my dead wife here, speak to Ephron, the son of Zohar for me.
9. Ask him to sell me the cave of Machpelah at the edge of his field. I will pay him the full price. You can be the witnesses that I am buying it as a burial place.”
10. Ephron was sitting among the Hittites at the city gate. He answered Abraham,
11. “No, sir. I will give you the land and the cave that is in it, with these people as witnesses. Bury your dead wife.”
12. Then Abraham bowed down before the Hittites.