Genesis 23:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

My lord, listen to me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; but what does that matter between you and me? Go ahead and bury your dead.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer shows Ephron the Hittite generously telling Abraham that the price of the burial ground shouldn't matter between friends, and to simply bury his wife Sarah.

📚 Historical Context

This conversation took place when Abraham needed to buy a burial place for his wife Sarah after she died in Hebron. Ephron the Hittite owned a field with a cave that Abraham wanted to purchase. Four hundred shekels of silver was actually quite expensive for land at that time, but Ephron was presenting it as if the money didn't matter between them.

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