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.

17 So (C)Ephron’s field, which was in Machpelah, which faced Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees which were in the field, that were [c]within all the confines of its border, [d]were deeded over

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 23:15 About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg
  2. Genesis 23:16 Lit ears
  3. Genesis 23:17 Lit in all its border around
  4. Genesis 23:17 Or were ratified

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