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“My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”

Genesis 23:15 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીઉત્પત્તિ ૨૩:૧૫
“કૃપા કરી, મારા માલિક, મારું સાંભળ. ચારસો શેકેલ ચાંદીના સિક્કાની જમીન, તે મારી અને તારી વચ્ચે શા લેખામાં છે? જા તારી મૃત પત્નીને ત્યાં દફનાવ.”
हिन्दीउत्पत्ति २३:१५
“हे मेरे प्रभु, मेरी बात सुन; उस भूमि का दाम तो चार सौ शेकेल रूपा है; पर मेरे और तेरे बीच में यह क्या है? अपने मुर्दे को कब्र में रख।”

In context

13He spoke to Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, “But if you will, please hear me. I will give the price of the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there.”

14Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,

15“My lord, listen to me. What is a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver between me and you? Therefore bury your dead.”

16Abraham listened to Ephron. Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, according to the current merchants’ standard.

17So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all of its borders, were deeded

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