Kejadian 23:16

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 

Kejadian 50:20

50:20 As for you, you meant to harm me, ⁷  but God intended it for a good purpose, so he could preserve the lives of many people, as you can see this day. ⁸ 

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 The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.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

[50:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “you devised against me evil.”

[50:20]  ⁸ tn Heb “God devised it for good in order to do, like this day, to preserve alive a great nation.”