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Genesis 23:16-18
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Genesis 23:16-18
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16 Abraham understood that Ephron was telling him the price of the land.[a] So Abraham paid him for the land. He weighed out ten pounds of silver for Ephron and gave it to the merchant.[b]
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 23:16 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.
Genesis 23:16-18
New International Version
Genesis 23:16-18
New International Version
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,(A) according to the weight current among the merchants.(B)
17 So Ephron’s field in Machpelah(C) near Mamre(D)—both the field and the cave in it, and all the trees within the borders of the field—was deeded 18 to Abraham as his property(E) in the presence of all the Hittites(F) who had come to the gate(G) of the city.
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