14 Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth [a]four hundred (A)shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham (B)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the [b]presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:15 About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg
  2. Genesis 23:16 Lit ears

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