Genesis 23:16
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֵתChêthCheth, an aboriginal Canaanite
- עֶפְרוֹןʻEphrôwnEphron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine
- שָׁקַלshâqalto suspend or poise (especially in trade)
- שֶׁקֶלsheqelprobably a weight; used as a commercial standard
- אַבְרָהָםʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of Abram
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻfour
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.