Bible Commentary

My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that between me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 15. worth four hundred shekels of silver ] About 55. See note on Gen 20:16. On the Hebrew value of a shekel, cf. Exo 30:13, Eze 45:12. In 2Sa 24:24 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:15”

And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him. The following words: Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible ‘And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, “My lord, hear me. A piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you. Therefore bury … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:14”

And he spoke unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take [it] of me, and I will bury my dead there. 13. But if thou wilt ] Abraham answers in short, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:13”

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 12. bowed himself ] See note on Gen 23:7. He had been sitting, while Ephron was speaking. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. Showing hereby great respect, and giving much honour … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:12”

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. 11. the field give I thee, &c.] As in Gen 23:6, we have here the complimentary style of bargaining. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:11”

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 10. audience ] Lit. “ears,” as in Gen 23:13 ; Gen 23:16. The presence of witnesses is evidently requisite for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:10”

That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burial place amongst you. 9. the cave of Machpelah ] Machpelah is not the name of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:9”

And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 8. communed with ] Heb. “spake with.” The word “communed” is unnecessarily formal as a translation, cf. Gen 18:33. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:8”

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, [even] to the children of Heth. 7. bowed himself ] Abraham’s humble demeanour towards the people of the land doubtless conforms to the elaborate usages of Oriental bargaining. But it is also probably here emphatically recorded as indicating Abraham’s loneliness among the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:7”

Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchers bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulcher, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 6. my lord ] A title of respect, Adoni (see note on Gen 18:3). LXX , Lat. domine. a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 23:6”