Genesis 23:16
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
Quod cum audisset Abraham, appendit pecuniam, quam Ephron postulaverat, audientibus filiis Heth, quadringentos siclos argenti probatæ monetæ publicæ.
Vulgate
καὶ ἤκουσεν Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Ἐφρών· καὶ ἀπεκατέστησεν Ἀβραὰμ τῷ Ἐφρὼν τὸ ἀργύριον ὃ ἐλάλησεν εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῶν υἱῶν Χέτ, τετρακόσια δίδραχμα ἀργυρίου δοκίμου ἐνπόροις.
LXX
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.
ASV
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָהָם֮ אֶל עֶפְרוֹן֒ וַ/יִּשְׁקֹ֤ל אַבְרָהָם֙ לְ/עֶפְרֹ֔ן אֶת הַ/כֶּ֕סֶף אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י בְנֵי חֵ֑ת אַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ שֶׁ֣קֶל כֶּ֔סֶף עֹבֵ֖ר לַ/סֹּחֵֽר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:16 — And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
- Gen 25:10 — The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
- Gen 50:13 — For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, be
- Jer 32:9 — And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
- Zech 11:12 — And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.