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Genesis 23:15-18
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Genesis 23:15-18
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15 “Sir, listen to me. Ten pounds[a] of silver mean nothing to you or me. Take the land and bury your dead wife.”
16 Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land.[b] So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.[c]
17-18 So the field of Ephron changed owners. This field was in Machpelah, near Mamre. Abraham became the owner of the field, the cave in it, and all the trees in the field. Everyone in the city saw the agreement between Ephron and Abraham.
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- Genesis 23:15 Ten pounds Literally, “400 shekels” (4.6 kg). Also in verse 16.
- Genesis 23:16 Abraham understood … the land Literally, “Abraham heard.”
- Genesis 23:16 merchant Someone who earns their living by buying and selling things. Here, this is probably a person who was helping Abraham and Ephron write the contract in verses 17 and 18.
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