Genesis 23:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 23:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אַבְרָהָם֮
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֶפְרוֹן֒
ʻEphrôwn
H6085
Ephron
וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤ל
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
אַבְרָהָם֙
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
לְעֶפְרֹ֔ן
ʻEphrôwn
H6085
Ephron
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַכֶּ֕סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י
ʼôzen
H241
ear
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
חֵ֑ת
Chêth
H2845
Heth
אַרְבַּ֤ע
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
מֵאוֹת֙
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
שֶׁ֣קֶל
sheqel
H8255
shekel
כֶּ֔סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
עֹבֵ֖ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לַסֹּחֵֽר
çâchar
H5503
to trade
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants' standard.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the price that he had mentioned in the ears of the sons of Heth, 400 shekels of silver, the currency among the merchants.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).