‘My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver #– #what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
Genesis 23:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the hearing of the Hethites: four hundred standard shekels of silver. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So Abraham listened to what Ephron said and acted upon it. He weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver, according to the weights current among the merchants. 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. Common English Bible Abraham accepted Ephron’s offer and weighed out for Ephron the silver he requested publicly before the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver at the current rate of exchange. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Abraham had heard this, he weighed out the money that Ephron had requested, in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, of the approved public currency. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Abraham had heard this, he weighed out the money that Ephron had asked, in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred sicles of silver of common current money. |
‘My lord, listen to me. Land worth four hundred shekels of silver #– #what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
When we came to the place where we lodged for the night and opened our bags of grain, each one’s silver was at the top of his bag! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.
Then he commanded them, ‘I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my ancestors in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hethite.
They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave at Machpelah in the field near Mamre, which Abraham had purchased as burial property from Ephron the Hethite.
When he shaved his head #– #he shaved it at the end of every year because his hair got so heavy for him that he had to shave it off #– #he would weigh the hair from his head and it would be 2.5 kilograms according to the royal standard.
The king answered Araunah, ‘No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.’ David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for 575 grams of silver.
Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price.
Everyone who is registered must pay half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel (twenty gerahs to the shekel). This half shekel is a contribution to the Lord.
I recorded it on a scroll, sealed it, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him #– #seventeen shekels of silver.
The shekel will weigh twenty gerahs. Your mina will equal sixty shekels.
Then I said to them, ‘If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.’ So they weighed my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Therefore, whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
were carried back to Shechem, and were placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable #– #if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy #– #dwell on these things.
This means one must not transgress against and take advantage of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offences, as we also previously told and warned you.