Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abraham hørte på Efron og veide opp til Efron sølvprisen som han hadde nevnt i hetittenes hørsel, fire hundre sjekel sølv, som er handelsverdi.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Abraham hørte på Efron, og Abraham veide opp for Efron sølvet, som han hadde sagt i nærvær av Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv, vanlig mynt blant handelsmenn.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abraham hørte på Efron; og han veide opp 400 shekler sølv til Efron, som han hadde nevnt for hetittenes sønner, for gyldig mynt hos kjøpmenn.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abraham fulgte Efrons ord og veide opp sølvet til Efron, 400 sekler sølv, som avtalt blant Hets sønner.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Abraham lyttet til Efron, og han veide opp pengene som Efron hadde nevnt i hetittenes nærvær: fire hundre sekel sølv, som var vanlig blant handelsmenn.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Abraham hørte på Efron, og Abraham veide opp sølvet for Efron, som nevnt blant Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv etter gjeldende kurs hos kjøpmennene.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abraham lyttet til Ephron, og han overlot for ham de fire hundre sølveskler – det var den gjeldende mynten blant kjøpmenn, slik som ble fastsatt foran Hets sønner.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Abraham hørte på Efron, og Abraham veide opp sølvet for Efron, som nevnt blant Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv etter gjeldende kurs hos kjøpmennene.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Abraham hørte på Efron, og han veide opp pengene til Efron, som han hadde sagt foran Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv etter handelens gangbar mynt.

• 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.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abraham lyttet til Efron. Abraham veide opp for Efron sølvet som han hadde foreslått i hørsel av Hets barn, fire hundre sjekel sølv, etter handelsmenneskenes vekt.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abraham adlød Ephron, og Abraham veiede Ephron det Sølv til, hvilket han havde sagt i Heths Børns Paahør, (nemlig) fire hundrede Sekel Sølv, gjængse i Kjøb.

• 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Abraham lyttet til Efron, og Abraham veide opp for Efron sølvet han hadde nevnt i nærvær av Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv, etter vekten som er vanlig blant kjøpmenn.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abraham hørte på Efron og veide opp sølvet til Efron, det han hadde nevnt, mens Hetittenes sønner hørte på, fire hundre sekel sølv etter de gyldige vektemål for kjøpmennene.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Abraham lyttet til Efron, og veide opp for Efron sølvet som han hadde nevnt i Hets barns nærvær, fire hundre sekel sølv, som var i handelens gang.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Abraham hørte på Efron. Abraham veide opp for Efron det sølvet han hadde nevnt i hetittenes barns nærvær, fire hundre sekel sølv, gangbar valuta for kjøpmenn.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Abraham hørte på Efron og veide opp det beløpet han hadde nevnt i hetittenes påhør, fire hundre sekler etter gjeldende valuta.

• 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.

• 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.