Genesis 23:16
16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ▼▼tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”
and weighed out ▼▼tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”
for him ▼▼tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
the price ▼▼tn Heb “silver.”
that Ephron had quoted ▼▼tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
in the hearing of the sons of Heth—400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ▼▼tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.
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