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Genesis 23:14-16
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 23:14-16
New American Standard Bible
14 Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, 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.
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- Genesis 23:15 About 12.5 lb. or 5.7 kg
- Genesis 23:16 Lit ears
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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