Study it in the app“Abraham listened to Ephron, and Abraham weighed out for Ephron the silver that he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current among the merchants.”
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַעto Ephron,אֶל עֶפְרוֹןand Abrahamוַ אַבְרָהָםweighed outיִּשְׁקֹלfor Ephronלְעֶפְרֹןthe silverאֶת הַכֶּסֶףthatאֲשֶׁרhe had namedדִּבֶּרin the hearingבְּאָזְנֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Heth,חֵתfourאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתshekelsשֶׁקֶלof silver,כֶּסֶףcurrentעֹבֵרamong the merchants.לַסֹּחֵר
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appearsEphron
Ephron, the Hittite who owned the field and the cave of Machpelah; also the name of places.
Where else “efron” appearsweigh
Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.
Where else “yishkol” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearshearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appearsHeth
Heth, son of Canaan, from whom the Hittites (the "sons of Heth") came.
Where else “chet” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “arba” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearsshekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appearspass over
To pass, be gone; "pass over" a wrong is to forgive it.
Where else “over” appearstrade
To travel about selling; the seller.
Where else “socher” appearsSilver was weighed; four hundred shekels are about 4.5 kilograms.
15“My lord, hear me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, between me and you, what is that? So bury your dead.”
16 · This verse (above)
17The field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which is facing Mamre, the field and the cave that was in it and all the trees that were in the field, that were within all its borders all around, were made over
1. What it says
What did Abraham do when Sarah died, and how did he obtain a place to bury her (vv. 2-16)?
2. What it means
What does the conversation at the city gate show about how Abraham treats the sons of Heth and Ephron (vv. 7-16)?
3. How I live it
How can you walk with someone who is grieving this week?
