Genesis 23:15 - Easy To Read Version “Sir, listen to me. 10 pounds [129] of silver means nothing to you and me! Take the land, and bury your dead wife.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My lord, listen to me. The land is worth 400 shekels of silver; what is that between you and me? So bury your dead. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible “Sir, what is four hundred shekels of silver between me and you for the land so that you can bury your dead?” Catholic Public Domain Version The land that you request is worth four hundred shekels of silver. This is the price between me and you. But how much is this? Bury your dead." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My lord, hear me. The ground which thou desirest, is worth four hundred sicles of silver. This is the price between me and thee. But what is this? Bury thy dead. |
Jacob bought the field where he camped from the family of Hamor, father of Shechem. Jacob paid 100 pieces of silver.
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Every person who is counted must pay 1Ú2 shekel. (That is 1Ú2 shekel by the official measure. [299] This shekel weighs 20 gerahs. [300])This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.
Rich people must not give more than 1Ú2 shekel. And poor people must not give less than 1Ú2 shekel. All people will make the same offering to the Lord. This will be a payment for your life.
A shekel {\cf2\super [435]} must equal 20 gerahs. A mina must equal 60 shekels. It must be equal to 20 shekels plus 25 shekels plus 15 shekels.