Genesis 23:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֮
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
to Ephron;עֶפְרֹון֒
(ef·ro·vn)
6085: a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Isr.from the same as opher
and Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
weighedוַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל
(vai·yish·kol)
8254: to weigha prim. root
out for Ephronלְעֶפְרֹ֔ן
(le·'ef·ron,)
6085: a Hittite, also a mountain and a place in Isr.from the same as opher
the silverהַכֶּ֕סֶף
(hak·ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he had namedדִּבֶּ֖ר
(dib·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣י
(be·'a·ze·nei)
241: an earfrom an unused word
of the sonsבְנֵי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Heth,חֵ֑ת
(chet;)
2845: a son of Canaan and probably ancestor of the Hittitesof uncertain derivation
fourאַרְבַּ֤ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹות֙
(me·'o·vt)
3967: hundreda prim. root
shekelsשֶׁ֣קֶל
(she·kel)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
of silver,כֶּ֔סֶף
(ke·sef,)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
commercialלַסֹּחֵֽר׃
(las·so·cher.)
5503: to go around or about, travel abouta prim. root
standard.עֹבֵ֖ר
(o·ver)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto Ephron
`Ephrown  (ef-rone')
fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine -- Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
and Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
weighed
shaqal  (shaw-kal')
to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, throughly, weigh.
to Ephron
`Ephrown  (ef-rone')
fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine -- Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
the silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
which he had named
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
in the audience
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
of the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Heth
Cheth  (khayth)
terror; Cheth, an aboriginal Canaanite -- Heth.
four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shekels
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
current
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
money with the merchant
cachar  (saw-khar')
to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitate -- go about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, commercial standard.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate.

International Standard Version
Abraham agreed with Ephron, so he weighed out to Ephron the money to which he had agreed publicly while the Hittites were listening: 400 shekels of silver at the current merchant rate.

NET Bible
So Abraham agreed to Ephron's price and weighed out for him the price that Ephron had quoted in the hearing of the sons of Heth--400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abraham agreed to Ephron's terms. So he weighed out for Ephron the amount stated in front of the Hittites: ten pounds of silver at the current merchants' exchange rate.

King James 2000 Bible
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 merchants.
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