Genesis 23:14-16
English Standard Version Anglicised
14 Ephron answered Abraham, 15 “My lord, listen to me: a piece of land worth four hundred (A)shekels[a] of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.” 16 Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham (B)weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants.
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- Genesis 23:15 A shekel was about 2/5 of an ounce or 11 grams
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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