Genesis 23:16
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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.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, according to the standard of the merchants.
In other translations
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.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, according to the standard of the merchants.
Hebrew words
וַיִּשְׁמַעvaiyishma'and he listenedH8085אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85אֶל־'el-toH413עֶפְרוֹן'efronEphronH6085וַיִּשְׁקֹלvaiyishkoland he weighed outH8254אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85לְעֶפְרֹןle'efronfor EphronH6085אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַכֶּסֶףhakesefthe moneyH3701אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834דִּבֶּרdiberhe had spokenH1696בְּאָזְנֵיbe'azeneiin [the] ears ofH241בְנֵי־venei-[the] people ofH1121חֵתchetHethH2845אַרְבַּע'arba'fourH702מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967שֶׁקֶלshekelshekel[s] ofH8255כֶּסֶףkesefsilverH3701עֹבֵר'overpassing alongH5674לַסֹּחֵר׃lasocherto the traderH5503
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Related verses
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- Jeremiah 32:9And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
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