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Berean Standard Bible

“Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.”

Genesis 23:1

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Abraham and Sarah had lived as nomads in Canaan for decades, holding the promise that God would give the land to their descendants, though they owned none of it. Chapter 23 opens by recording that Sarah died at 127 years old, at Kiriath-arba, which is Hebron.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now Sarah lived to be 127 years old.

World English Bible (WEB)

Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. This was the length of Sarah’s life.

King James Version (KJV)

And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the life of Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years. These were the years of the life of Sarah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now the years of Sarah's life were a hundred and twenty-seven.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y FUÉ la vida de Sara ciento veintisiete años: tantos fueron los años de la vida de Sara.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sara vivió ciento veintisiete años,

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