Genesis 23:16
And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms and weighed out the silver for him. He gave him the four hundred shekels of silver, as agreed upon in the presence of the Hittites, using the weight current among the merchants.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abraham{H85} hearkened{H8085} unto Ephron;{H6085} and Abraham{H85} weighed{H8254} to Ephron{H6085} the silver{H3701} which he had named{H1696} in the audience{H241} of the children{H1121} of Heth,{H2845} four{H702} hundred{H3967} shekels{H8255} of silver,{H3701} current{H5674} [money] with the merchant.{H5503}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Abraham{H85} hearkened{H8085}{(H8799)} unto Ephron{H6085}; and Abraham{H85} weighed{H8254}{(H8799)} to Ephron{H6085} the silver{H3701}, which he had named{H1696}{(H8765)} in the audience{H241} of the sons{H1121} of Heth{H2845}, four{H702} hundred{H3967} shekels{H8255} of silver{H3701}, current{H5674}{(H8802)} money with the merchant{H5503}{(H8802)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Abraham harkened vnto Ephron and weyde him the sylver which he had sayde in the audyence of the sonnes of Heth. Euen.iiij. hudred syluer sycles of currant money amonge marchauntes
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Abraham herkened vnto Ephron, and weyed him the money which he had sayde, that the Hethites might heare: namely foure hundreth syluer sycles of currant money amonge marchauntes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
So Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and Abraham weyed to Ephron the siluer, which he had named, in the audience of the Hittites, euen foure hundreth siluer shekels of currant money among marchants.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Abraham hearkened vnto Ephron, and wayed him the siluer which he had sayde in the aundience of the sonnes of Heth, euen foure hundred syluer sicles of currant money amongest marchauntes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Abraham hearkeneth unto Ephron, and Abraham weigheth to Ephron the silver which he hath spoken of in the ears of the sons of Heth, four hundred silver shekels, passing with the merchant.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current `money' with the merchant.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money] with the merchant.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And Abraham took note of the price fixed by Ephron in the hearing of the children of Heth, and gave him four hundred shekels in current money.
World English Bible (2000)
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and weighed out for him the price that Ephron had quoted in the hearing of the sons of Heth– 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time.
Referenced Verses
- Zech 11:12 : 12 I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my wages, and if not, refrain. So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Jer 32:9 : 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver.
- Ezek 45:12 : 12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.
- Matt 7:12 : 12 Therefore, whatever you want others to do to you, do also to them: for this is the Law and the Prophets.
- Rom 13:8 : 8 Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.
- Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.
- 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
- Gen 23:15 : 15 My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.
- Gen 43:21 : 21 And it came to pass, when we reached the inn, that we opened our sacks, and behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again with us.
- Exod 30:13 : 13 This they shall give, everyone who is numbered, half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs): a half shekel shall be the offering to the LORD.
- Ezra 8:25-30 : 25 And weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels, the offering for the house of our God, which the king, his counselors, his lords, and all Israel present had offered: 26 I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth one hundred talents, and of gold one hundred talents; 27 Also twenty basins of gold, worth a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine copper, as precious as gold. 28 And I said to them, You are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the LORD God of your fathers. 29 Guard and keep them, until you weigh them before the chief priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. 30 So the priests and the Levites took charge of the silver, the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.
- Job 28:15 : 15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor shall silver be weighed for its price.
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3 And Abraham rose up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,
4 I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a possession of a burial place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
6 Hear us, my lord: you are a mighty prince among us; in the choice of our sepulchres bury your dead; none of us will withhold from you his sepulchre, that you may bury your dead.
7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your wish that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me Ephron the son of Zohar,
9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he owns, which is at the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burial place among you.
10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth; and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the hearing of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11 No, my lord, hear me; I give you the field, and the cave that is in it, I give it to you; in the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you; bury your dead.
12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13 And he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, But if you will give it, I pray you, hear me; I will give you money for the field; take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.
14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
15 My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.
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17 So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all its borders, were deeded
18 To Abraham as a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.
19 After this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre, that is, Hebron in the land of Canaan.
20 So the field and the cave that is in it were deeded to Abraham by the sons of Heth as a possession for a burial place.
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16 And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is for you a covering of the eyes, to all that are with you, and with all others: thus she was reproved.
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19 And he bought a piece of land where he had pitched his tent, from the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one hundred pieces of money.
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29 And he charged them, and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a burial place.
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16 And were carried over into Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem.
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9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver.
10 And I signed the document, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
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32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
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10 The field which Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. There Abraham was buried, and Sarah his wife.
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22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
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50 From the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money; one thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
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32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
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12 I said to them, If it seems good to you, give me my wages, and if not, refrain. So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
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29 And a chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and likewise for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, they exported them by their own means.
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2 And Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
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53 Then the servant brought out jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.
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2 And he said to his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you, about which you cursed, and spoke of also in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my son.
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25 So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
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15 Hezekiah gave him all the silver found in the house of the LORD and the treasuries of the king's house.
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25 The silver from those numbered of the congregation was one hundred talents and one thousand seven hundred seventy-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary.