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Genesis 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 23:14-16
Lexham English Bible
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 15 “My lord, hear me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? Bury your dead.” 16 Then Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed for Ephron the silver that he had named[a] in the hearing of the Hittites:[b] four hundred shekels of silver at the merchants’ current rate.[c]
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- Genesis 23:16 Or “spoken”
- Genesis 23:16 Or “sons of Heth”
- Genesis 23:16 Literally “passing to the merchant”
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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