Genesis 23:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 23:15

13 and he spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, “If you will give it, please 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 ^ashekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.”

16 And Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham ^aweighed out the silver for Ephron which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency of the merchants.

17 So ^athe field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, which were within all the surrounding borders, were deeded

18 to Abraham as a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 23:15

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American Standard Version
My lord, hearken unto me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? Bury therefore thy dead.

Amplified® Bible
My lord, listen to me. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver; what is that between you and me? So bury your dead.

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
My lord, hearken to me. A field of four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Good News Bible
"Sir, land worth only four hundred pieces of silver---what is that between us? Bury your wife in it."

King James Version
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

New American Standard Bible
"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

New International Version
"Listen to me, my lord; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between me and you? Bury your dead."

New King James Version
“My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver. What is that between you and me? So bury your dead.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what should that amount to between me and you? So bury your dead."

Revised Standard Version
"My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

Young's Literal Translation
`My lord, hear me: the land -- four hundred shekels of silver; between me and thee, what `is' it? -- thy dead bury.'

New English Translation
“Hear me, my lord. The land is worth¹ 400 pieces of silver,² but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”

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