Genesis 23:15 meaning and explanation

“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

Genesis 23:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Abraham has just lost Sarah and asks the Hittites for a burial place. Ephron, the owner of the cave of Machpelah, answers him at the city gate with an offer that sounds generous but is really a polite opening to a bargain.

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