Genesis 23:14

23:14 Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

Genesis 23:10

23:10 (Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth.) Ephron the Hethite ¹  replied to Abraham in the hearing ²  of the sons of Heth – before all who entered the gate ³  of his city –

Genesis 49:29

49:29 Then he instructed them, ⁴  “I am about to go ⁵  to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.

Genesis 23:13

23:13 and said to Ephron in their hearing, “Hear me, if you will. I pay ⁶  to you the price ⁷  of the field. Take it from me so that I may ⁸  bury my dead there.”

Genesis 23:16-17

23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ⁹  and weighed ¹⁰  out for him ¹¹  the price ¹²  that Ephron had quoted ¹³  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ¹⁴ 

23:17 So Abraham secured ¹⁵  Ephron’s field in Machpelah, next to Mamre, including the field, the cave that was in it, and all the trees that were in the field and all around its border,

[23:10]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “Hittite,” but see the note on the name “Heth” in v. 3.

[23:10]  ² tn Heb “ears.” By metonymy the “ears” stand for the presence or proximity (i.e., within earshot) of the persons named.

[23:10]  ³ sn On the expression all who entered the gate see E. A. Speiser, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate,” BASOR 144 (1956): 20-23; and G. Evans, “‘Coming’ and ‘Going’ at the City Gate: A Discussion of Professor Speiser’s Paper,” BASOR 150 (1958): 28-33.

[49:29]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and he said to them,” which is not included in the translation because it is redundant in English.

[49:29]  ² tn Heb “I am about to be gathered” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent.

[23:13]  ¹ tn Heb “give.”

[23:13]  ² tn Heb “silver.”

[23:13]  ³ tn After the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction expresses purpose or result.

[23:16]  ¹ tn Heb “listened to Ephron.”

[23:16]  ² tn Heb “and Abraham weighed out.”

[23:16]  ³ tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “silver.”

[23:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[23:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time.

[23:17]  ¹ tn Heb “And it was conveyed.” The recipient, Abraham (mentioned in the Hebrew text at the beginning of v. 18) has been placed here in the translation for stylistic reasons.