Genesis 23:15

My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

My lord {H113}, hearken {H8085} unto me: the land {H776} is worth four {H702} hundred {H3967} shekels {H8255} of silver {H3701}; what is that betwixt {H996} me and thee? bury {H6912} therefore thy dead {H4191}.

"My lord, listen to me. A plot of land worth 400 silver shekels - what is that between me and you? Just bury your dead."

“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 45:12 (5 votes)

    And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.

  • Exodus 30:13 (2 votes)

    This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.

  • Exodus 30:15 (2 votes)

    The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when [they] give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.