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Genesis 23:16

Context

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

Context
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

Context
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.

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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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



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