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Genesis 23:15-17
Evangelical Heritage Version
Genesis 23:15-17
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 “My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Go ahead, bury your dead.”
16 Abraham accepted Ephron’s offer, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the price that Ephron had quoted to him in the hearing of the Hittites, four hundred shekels[a] of silver, according to the current standard of the merchants at that time.
17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, near Mamre—the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were within the boundaries of the field were deeded
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- Genesis 23:16 A shekel was about a half ounce or a bit less, but its weight varied with time and place, as the parenthetical comment indicates.
Genesis 23:15-17
New International Version
Genesis 23:15-17
New International Version
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)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(D) near Mamre(E)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded
Footnotes
- Genesis 23:15 That is, about 10 pounds or about 4.6 kilograms
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