Genesis 33:19
in Genesis 33And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he bought the parcel of ground, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of money.
KJV
And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.
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This verse in Genesis 33
Commentary
4 notes on this verseFor a hundred pieces of money - The original, במאה קשיטה bemeah kesitah, has been a matter of long and learned discussion among critics. As kesitah signifies a lamb, it may imply that Jacob gave the Hamorites one hundred lambs for the field; but if it be the same transaction that St. Stephen refers to in Act 7:16, it was money, τιμης αργυριον, a sum or price of silver, which was given on the occasion.
This site's exposition
the plot of ground where he pitched his tent
This is the second plot of ground a patriarch buys in the land of promise, after the field and cave at Machpelah in Genesis 23. Henry notes that the country was already Jacob's by promise and he pays the sons of Hamor for the plot anyway. Joseph's bones are buried in this ground at Joshua 24:32. The purchase is made where he had pitched his tent, outside the city of Shechem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Though the land of Canaan was his by promise, yet, the time for taking possession not having yet come, he is content to pay for his own, to prevent disputes with the present occupants. Note, Dominion is not founded in grace.
And he bought a parcel of a field,....
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּ֜קֶן | vaiyiken | and he bought | H7069 → | 84 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חֶלְקַ֣ת | chelkat | [the] portion of | H2513 → | |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָֽטָה־ | natah- | he had pitched | H5186 → | 214 times |
| שָׁם֙ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אָהֳל֔וֹ | ʾoholo | tent his | H168 → | 345 times |
| מִיַּ֥ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲמ֖וֹר | chamor | Hamor | H2544 → | 13 times |
| אֲבִ֣י | ʾavi | [the] father of | H1 → | 1212 times |
| שְׁכֶ֑ם | shekhem | Shechem | H7927 → | 63 times |
| בְּמֵאָ֖ה | bemeah | for a hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| קְשִׂיטָֽה׃ | kesitah | piece[s] of money | H7192 → |
וַיִּ֜קֶןand he bought
vaiyikenH7069 →84 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חֶלְקַ֣ת[the] portion of
chelkatH2513 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָֽטָה־he had pitched
natah-H5186 →214 times
שָׁם֙there
shamH8033 →834 times
אָהֳל֔וֹtent his
ʾoholoH168 →345 times
מִיַּ֥דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
חֲמ֖וֹרHamor
chamorH2544 →13 times
אֲבִ֣י[the] father of
ʾaviH1 →1212 times
שְׁכֶ֑םShechem
shekhemH7927 →63 times
בְּמֵאָ֖הfor a hundred
bemeahH3967 →581 times
קְשִׂיטָֽה׃piece[s] of money
kesitahH7192 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 4:5So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
it leads to
- Joshua 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 48:22
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 4:12
Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
- Joshua 24:32
Through
Joshua 24:32And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father,…
it leads to
- Exodus 13:19
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 50:25
And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”
- Acts 7:16
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
- Exodus 13:19
Through
Acts 7:16Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
it leads to
- Genesis 23:16
Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
- Genesis 33:9–20
“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”
- Genesis 23:16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.