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Genesis 23:16

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he listenedH8085 →
אַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
עֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnEphronH6085 →
וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.Koland he weighed outH8254 →
אַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamAbrahamH85 →
לְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.Ronfor EphronH6085 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefthe moneyH3701 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
דִּבֶּ֖רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696 →
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears ofH241 →
בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
חֵ֑תChetHethH2845 →
אַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'fourH702 →
מֵאוֹת֙me.'othundred<s>H3967 →
שֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelshekel[s] ofH8255 →
כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilverH3701 →
עֹבֵ֖ר'o.Verpassing alongH5674 →
לַסֹּחֵֽר׃la.so.Cherto the traderH5503 →

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Jeremiah 32:9So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.Zechariah 11:12Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.Acts 7:16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.Genesis 25:10This was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried there with his wife Sarah.Genesis 23:15“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”Exodus 30:13Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.Ezekiel 45:12The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.Matthew 7:12In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.1 Thessalonians 4:6and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.Job 28:15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.Genesis 43:21But when we came to the place we lodged for the night, we opened our sacks and, behold, each of us found his silver in the mouth of his sack! It was the full amount of our silver, and we have brought it back with us.Ezra 8:25–30and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.Romans 13:8Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.Philippians 4:8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.Joel 1:17The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.Esther 3:9If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”2 Samuel 14:26And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.Isaiah 33:18Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

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