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And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'and he listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 1
אַבְרָהָם֮'av.ra.HamAbraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 3
עֶפְרוֹן֒'ef.rOnEphron
Lemma: עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) · Strong's: H6085G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephron
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 4
וַיִּשְׁקֹ֤לvai.yish.Koland he weighed out
Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to weigh
Used 21 times. Also: Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26, Ezra 8:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 5
אַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamAbraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 6
לְעֶפְרֹ֔ןle.'ef.Ronfor Ephron
Lemma: עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) · Strong's: H6085G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephron
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 25:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6085G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 8
הַכֶּ֕סֶףha.Ke.sefthe money
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 9
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 10
דִּבֶּ֖רdi.Berhe had spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: promise
Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 21:1, Genesis 28:15, Exodus 12:25, Leviticus 23:44, Numbers 10:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696I; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 11
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears of
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: ear: hearing
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7, Numbers 11:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 12
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 13
חֵ֑תChetHeth
Lemma: חֵת (chet) · Strong's: H2845
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Heth
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 10:15, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2845; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 14
אַרְבַּ֤ע'ar.Ba'four
Lemma: אַרְבַּע (ar.ba) · Strong's: H0702
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: four
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 11:13, Genesis 11:15, Genesis 11:16, Genesis 11:17, Genesis 14:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0702; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 15
מֵאוֹת֙me.'othundred<s>
Lemma: מֵאָה (me.ah) · Strong's: H3967
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAcfpa)
Meaning: hundred
Used 574 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3967; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 16
שֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelshekel[s] of
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶל (she.qel) · Strong's: H8255
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shekel
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 23:15, Exodus 21:32, Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:24, Exodus 38:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8255; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 17
כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilver
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 18
עֹבֵ֖ר'o.Verpassing along
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 30:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 19
לַסֹּחֵֽר\׃la.so.Cherto the trader
Lemma: סָחַר (sa.char) · Strong's: H5503
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to trade
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 34:10, Genesis 34:21, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 42:34, 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5503; TAHOT Genesis 23:16 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| agreed | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Ephron’s terms | → | עֶפְרוֹן H6085G Ephron |
| and | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| weighed out | → | שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh |
| [for him] | → | עֶפְרוֹן H6085G Ephron |
| the price | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| he had named | → | דָבַר H1696I to speak: promise |
| in the hearing | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241H ear: hearing |
| of the Hittites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | חֵת H2845 Heth |
| four | → | אַרְבַּע H0702 four |
| hundred | → | מֵאָה H3967 hundred |
| shekels | → | שֶׁ֫קֶל H8255 shekel |
| of silver | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| according to the standard | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| of the merchants | → | סָחַר H5503 to trade |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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