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And Abraham bowed before the people of the land.

But he spoke to Ephron ^(F1)so that the people of the land heard, saying, "If you will only please listen to me; I will give the price of the field, accept it from me so that I may bury my dead there."

Then Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

"My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth ^(F1)four hundred ^(C1)shekels of silver—what is that between me and you? So bury your dead."

Abraham listened to Ephron; and Abraham ^(C1)weighed out for Ephron the silver which he had named in the ^(F1)presence of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, currency acceptable to a merchant.