The Geneva Bible Translation Notes, [1599], at sacred-texts.com
Genesis Chapter 23
And Abraham (a) stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
(a) That is, when he had mourned: so the godly may mourn if they do not pass measure, and the natural affection is commendable.
Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a (b) mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
(b) That is godly or excellent: for so do the Hebrews speak of all things that are notable, because all excellency comes from God.
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, [even] of all that (c) went in at the gate of his city, saying,
(c) Meaning all the citizens and inhabitants.
And Abraham (d) bowed down himself before the people of the land.
(d) To show that he had them in good estimation and reverence.
My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four hundred (e) shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
(e) The common shekel is about 20 pence, so then 400 shekels is equal to 33 pounds, 6 shillings and 8 pence at 5 shilling sterling to the ounce.
And the field, and the cave that [is] therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace (f) by the sons of Heth.
(f) That is, all the people confirmed the sale.