Footnotes

1. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”
2. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”
3. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
4. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “silver.”
5. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
6. Genesis 23:16 tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.