Genesis 23:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"My lord,אֲדֹנִ֣י
(a·do·ni)
113: lordfrom an unused word
listenשְׁמָעֵ֔נִי
(she·ma·'e·ni,)
8085: to heara prim. root
to me; a piece of landאֶרֶץ֩
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
worth fourאַרְבַּ֨ע
(ar·ba)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
hundredמֵאֹ֧ת
(me·'ot)
3967: hundreda prim. root
shekelsשֶֽׁקֶל־
(she·kel-)
8255: (a measure of weight) shekelfrom shaqal
of silver,כֶּ֛סֶף
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is that betweenבֵּינִ֥י
(bei·ni)
996: an interval, space betweenfrom bin
me and you? So buryקְבֹֽר׃
(ke·vor.)
6912: to burya prim. root
your dead."מֵתְךָ֖
(me·te·cha)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
My lord
'adown  (aw-done')
from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) -- lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
hearken
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto me the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is worth four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
shekels
sheqel  (sheh'-kel)
probably a weight; used as a commercial standard -- shekel.
of silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
what is that betwixt
beyn  (bane)
a distinction; but used only as a prep, between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or -- among, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), + from (the widest), in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.
me and thee bury
qabar  (kaw-bar')
to inter -- in any wise, bury(-ier).
therefore thy dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"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."

King James Bible
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My lord, listen to me. Land worth 400 shekels of silver--what is that between you and me? Bury your dead."

International Standard Version
"Sir, listen to me! The land is worth 400 shekels of silver, but what's that between us? You may bury your dead."

NET Bible
"Hear me, my lord. The land is worth 400 pieces of silver, but what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Sir, listen to me. The land is worth ten pounds of silver. What is that between us? Bury your wife!"

King James 2000 Bible
My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? bury therefore your dead.
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