Genesis 23:15
“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.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 23Meaning
The unit presents a formal negotiation in which Abraham seeks a burial property and Ephron states a price before the people at the city gate.
Read carefully
Ancient courtesy formulas and bargaining conventions should be read in their social setting; they are not a complete template for modern real-estate law.
Reflection
The narrative emphasizes public agreement and recognized transfer, not coercion, conquest, or entitlement to take another person's property.