Now Ephronwas sittingamongthe sonsof Heth;and Ephronthe HittiteansweredAbrahamin the hearingof the sonsof Heth;[even] of allwho wentin at the gateof his city,saying,
to Abrahamfor a possessionin the presenceof the sonsof Heth,before allwho wentin at the gateof his city.
that he may giveme the caveof Machpelahwhichhe owns, whichis at the endof his field;for the fullpricelet him giveit to me in your presencefor a burialsite."
Then the servanttooktencamelsfrom the camelsof his master,and setout with a varietyof goodthingsof his master'sin his hand;and he aroseand wentto Mesopotamia,to the cityof Nahor.
So Hamorand his sonShechemcameto the gateof their cityand spoketo the menof their city,saying,
Allwho wentout of the gateof his citylistenedto Hamorand to his sonShechem,and everymalewas circumcised,allwho wentout of the gateof his city.
"When I wentout to the gateof the city,When I tookmy seatin the square,
A spiritof justicefor him who sitsin judgment,A strengthto those who repelthe onslaughtat the gate.
Gettinginto a boat,Jesus crossed over[the sea] and cameto His owncity.
Allthe peoplewhowere in the court,and the elders,said,"[We are] witnesses.May the LORDmakethe womanwho is cominginto your homelike Racheland Leah,bothof whombuiltthe houseof Israel;and may you achievewealthin Ephrathahand becomefamousin Bethlehem.
