15 “My lord, listen to me. Land worth 400 shekels of silver(A)—what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence[a] of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate.(B) 17 So Ephron’s field(C) at Machpelah near Mamre—the field with its cave and all the trees anywhere within the boundaries of the field—became

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:16 Lit ears

Bible Gateway Recommends