| Genesis 23:14 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Ephron answered Abraham,(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| ASV: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| BBE: | So Ephron said to Abraham, |
| DBY: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, |
| ERV: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, |
| JPS: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him: |
| WBS: | And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, |
| WEB: | Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, |
| YLT: | And Ephron answereth Abraham, saying to him, |
| Genesis 23:14 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 23:13 He spoke to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me that I may bury my dead there."
Genesis 23:15 "My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| MHC: | 23:14-20 Prudence, as well as justice, directs us to be fair and open in our dealings; cheating bargains will not bear the light. Abraham, without fraud or delay, pays the money. He pays it at once in full, without keeping any part back; and by weight, current money with the merchant, without deceit. See how anciently money was used for the help of trade, and how honestly it should be paid when it is due. Though all the land of Canaan was Abraham by promise, yet the time of his possessing it not being come, what he had occasion for he bought and paid for. Dominion is not founded in grace. The saints' title to an eternal inheritance does not entitle them to the possessions of this world, nor justify them in doing wrong. Ephron honestly and fairly makes a good title to the land. As that which is bought, must be honestly paid for, so that which is sold, must be honestly delivered and secured. Let us manage our concerns with punctuality and exactness, in order to avoid contention. Abraham buried Sarah in cave. or vault, which was in the purchased field. It would tend to endear the land to his posterity. And it is worth noting, that a burying-place was the only piece of the land which Abraham possessed in Canaan. Those who have least of this earth, find a grave in it. This sepulchre was at the end of the field; whatever our possessions are, there is a burial-place at the end of them. It was a token of his belief and expectation of the resurrection. Abraham is contented to be still a pilgrim while he lives, but secures a place where, when he dies, his flesh may rest in hope. After all, the chief concern is, with whom we shall rise. |
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