Genesis 23:13
11 “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.”
12 Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land
and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
14 Ephron answered Abraham,
15 “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.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and said to Ephron in their presence, “If you will please listen to me, I will pay you the price of the field. Accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”
- KJV
- And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
- WEB
- He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
- ASV
- And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt, I pray thee, hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
- DARBY
- and he spoke to Ephron, in the ears of the people of the land, saying, But if only thou wouldst listen to me, I give the money for the field: take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there.
- BLB
- and he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, “Only if you—please—hear me: I give the silver for the field; take [it] from me, and I will bury my dead there.”
- ÅB
- og han talte til Efron så landets folk hørte på det, og sa: Bare du nå ville høre på meg! Jeg betaler deg det marken er verd; ta imot det av meg og la meg få begrave min døde der!
- OTB
- Han talte til Efron mens de hørte på, og sa: "Hvis du vil, så hør på meg. Jeg vil betale prisen for marken. Ta imot den fra meg, så jeg kan begrave min døde der."
- B1930
- og han talte til Efron så landets folk hørte på det, og sa: Bare du nu vilde høre på mig! Jeg betaler dig det marken er verd; ta imot det av mig og la mig få begrave min døde der!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 13:8
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Read in contextGenesis 14:22–23
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Read in context2 Samuel 24:24
“No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Read in contextActs 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Read in contextHebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Read in contextPhilippians 4:5–8
Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
Read in contextColossians 4:5
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
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