Genesis 23:16

23:16 So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price ¹  and weighed ²  out for him ³  the price ⁴  that Ephron had quoted ⁵  in the hearing of the sons of Heth – 400 pieces of silver, according to the standard measurement at the time. ⁶ 

Genesis 31:41

31:41 This was my lot ⁷  for twenty years in your house: I worked like a slave ⁸  for you – fourteen years for your two daughters and six years for your flocks, but you changed my wages ten times!

Genesis 33:1

Jacob Meets Esau

33:1 Jacob looked up ⁹  and saw that Esau was coming ¹⁰  along with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants.

[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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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.

[31:41]  ⁷ tn Heb “this to me.”

[31:41]  ⁸ tn Heb “served you,” but in this accusatory context the meaning is more “worked like a slave.”

[33:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “and Jacob lifted up his eyes.”

[33:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “and look, Esau was coming.” By the use of the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), the narrator invites the reader to view the scene through Jacob’s eyes.