OET interlinear GEN 23:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-honorifics

אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י

my=master

See how you translated this respectful form of address in verses 6 and 11.

Note 2 topic: writing-politeness

שְׁמָעֵ֔⁠נִי

listen_to,me

See how you translated this clause in verse 13. Make sure Ephron sounds polite here in your translation.

Note 3 topic: translate-bmoney

אֶרֶץ֩ אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵאֹ֧ת שֶֽׁקֶל כֶּ֛סֶף

earth/land four hundreds shekels silver

Coins did not exist at that time. Rather people paid each other with shekels of silver or gold, which was a weight measurement. Four hundred shekels of silver was about 10 pounds (4.5 kilos) of silver. Many translation teams like to keep the same numbers that are in the Hebrew text in their translation, and then in a footnote give the equivalent amount in their own currency. Other teams put the equivalent amount in the text and put the literal phrase in a footnote. See how you translated shekels of silver in Gen 20:16. Alternate translation: “The field is worth 400 shekels of silver.” or “If I were selling that land, it would cost 400 shekels of silver.”

בֵּינִ֥⁠י וּ⁠בֵֽינְ⁠ךָ֖

between,me and,between,you

Alternate translation: “However, since you and I are friends,” or “But as far as you and I are concerned,”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה הִ֑וא

what? who/which

Decide whether or not a rhetorical question fits here well in your language. Alternate translation: “what significance is that?” or “that is not important.” or “I would not ask you to pay that.”

וְ⁠אֶת מֵתְ⁠ךָ֖ קְבֹֽר

and=DOM dead,your bury

Consider again how you translated “bury … dead” in verses 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, and 15. Alternate translation: “So go ahead and bury your dead wife there.”