Genesis 23:15 "My lord, listen to me; a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that between me and you? So bury your dead." (NASB ©1995)Exodus 30:13 "This is what everyone who is numbered shall give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary (the shekel is twenty gerahs), half a shekel as a contribution to the LORD.
Ezekiel 45:12 "The shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, and fifteen shekels shall be your maneh. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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.is worth. Though the words 'is worth' are not in the Text, yet they are clearly implied, to adapt the Hebrew to the English idiom. A shekel, according to the general opinion, was equal in value to about 2s. 6d. of our money, but according to Dr. Prideaux, 3s. English. In those early times, money was given in weight; for it is said (ver. 16.) that 'Abraham weighed,' wayishkal, the silver; and hence, we find that it was a certain weight which afterwards passed as a current coin; for the word shekel is not only used to denote a piece of sliver, but also to weigh. shekels. Ex 30:15 Eze 45:12 Concordance Entries Betwixt Bury Dead Ear Field Hearken Hundred Listen Piece Rest Shekels Silver Value Worth Jump to Previous Occurrence Betwixt Bury Dead Ear Field Four Hear Hearken Hundred Land Piece Rest Shekels Silver Value Worth Jump to Next Occurrence Betwixt Bury Dead Ear Field Four Hear Hearken Hundred Land Piece Rest Shekels Silver Value Worth New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
