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Genesis 23:14-16
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Genesis 23:14-16
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14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Sir, listen to me. Ten pounds[a] of silver mean nothing to you or me. Take the land and bury your dead wife.”
16 Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land.[b] So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.[c]
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- Genesis 23:15 Ten pounds Literally, “400 shekels” (4.6 kg). Also in verse 16.
- Genesis 23:16 Abraham understood … the land Literally, “Abraham heard.”
- Genesis 23:16 merchant Someone who earns their living by buying and selling things. Here, this is probably a person who was helping Abraham and Ephron write the contract in verses 17 and 18.
Genesis 23:14-16
New International Version
Genesis 23:14-16
New International Version
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels[a] of silver,(A) but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
16 Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver,(B) according to the weight current among the merchants.(C)
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
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