Genesis 23:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Sarah died in Kirjatharba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Sarah{H8283} died{H4191} in Kiriath-arba{H7153} (the same is Hebron),{H2275} in the land{H776} of Canaan:{H3667} and Abraham{H85} came{H935} to mourn{H5594} for Sarah,{H8283} and to weep{H1058} for her.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Sarah{H8283} died{H4191}{(H8799)} in Kirjatharba{H7153}; the same is Hebron{H2275} in the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}: and Abraham{H85} came{H935}{(H8799)} to mourn{H5594}{(H8800)} for Sarah{H8283}, and to weep{H1058}{(H8800)} for her.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and than dyed in a heade cyte called Hebron in the londe of Canaan. Than Abraham came to morne Sara and to wepe for her.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and dyed in the head cite which is called Hebron, in the lande of Canaan. Then wente Abraham, to mourne and wepe for her.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Sarah dyed in Kiriath-arba: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan; Abraham came to mourne for Sarah and to weepe for her.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Sara dyed in Ciriath arba, the same is Hebron, in the lande of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourne for Sara, and to weepe for her.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same [is] Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Sarah dieth in Kirjath-Arba, which `is' Hebron, in the land of Caanan, and Abraham goeth in to mourn for Sarah, and to bewail her.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Sarah's death took place in Kiriath-arba, that is, Hebron, in the land of Canaan: and Abraham went into his house, weeping and sorrowing for Sarah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Sarah died in Kiriath Arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then she died in Kiriath Arba(that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan. Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 23:19 : 19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.
  • Gen 13:18 : 18 Then Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.
  • Judg 1:10 : 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites who dwelt in Hebron, (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba) and they killed Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  • 1 Sam 20:31 : 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the ground, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Therefore now send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.
  • 1 Sam 28:3 : 3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had mourned him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had expelled those with familiar spirits and the wizards from the land.
  • 2 Sam 1:12 : 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they had fallen by the sword.
  • 2 Sam 1:17 : 17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
  • 2 Sam 2:11 : 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
  • 2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
  • 2 Sam 5:5 : 5 In Hebron, he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
  • 1 Chr 6:57 : 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron the city of refuge, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their pasturelands,
  • 2 Chr 35:25 : 25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah, and all the singing men and the singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day and made them an ordinance in Israel. And behold, they are written in the lamentations.
  • Jer 22:10 : 10 Weep not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep bitterly for him that goes away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
  • Jer 22:18 : 18 Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
  • Ezek 24:16-18 : 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Refrain from crying, make no mourning for the dead, bind the turban of your head upon you, and put on your shoes upon your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat the bread of men. 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and in the morning I did as I was commanded.
  • John 11:31 : 31 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforting her, when they saw Mary get up hastily and go out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.
  • John 11:35 : 35 Jesus wept.
  • Acts 8:2 : 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
  • Gen 27:41 : 41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.
  • Gen 50:10 : 10 And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation, and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
  • Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended by the south and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
  • Num 20:29 : 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, all the house of Israel mourned for Aaron thirty days.
  • Deut 34:8 : 8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses ended.
  • Josh 10:39 : 39 And he took it and its king and all its cities; they struck them with the edge of the sword and utterly destroyed all the people who were in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had done to Libnah and its king.
  • Josh 14:14-15 : 14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba; Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
  • Josh 20:7 : 7 And they designated Kedesh in Galilee in the mountain of Naphtali, and Shechem in the mountain of Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 23:19-20
    2 verses
    84%

    19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.

    20 So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as a possession for a burial place.

  • Gen 25:8-10
    3 verses
    79%

    8 Then Abraham gave up the spirit and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

    9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;

    10 The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.

  • Gen 23:1
    78%

    1 And Sarah was one hundred and twenty-seven years old; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

  • Gen 23:3-5
    3 verses
    77%

    3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

    4 I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

    5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

  • Gen 49:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place.

    31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

  • Gen 18:11
    71%

    11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well advanced in age, and it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

  • Gen 23:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your wish that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me Ephron the son of Zohar,

    9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burial place among you.

  • Gen 35:27
    70%

    27 And Jacob came to Isaac his father at Mamre, to the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac lived.

  • Gen 23:13
    70%

    13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me; I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.

  • Gen 20:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And Abraham journeyed from there toward the south country, and lived between Kadesh and Shur, and stayed in Gerar.

    2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

  • Gen 11:28
    69%

    28 And Haran died before his father Terah in his native land, in Ur of the Chaldeans.

  • Gen 11:32
    69%

    32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.

  • Gen 48:7
    69%

    7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan on the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.

  • Gen 17:15
    69%

    15 And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

  • 2 Sam 3:32
    69%

    32 And they buried Abner in Hebron, and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

  • Gen 23:11
    69%

    11 No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it, I give it to you; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.

  • Gen 23:15
    68%

    15 My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.