Genesis 33:19 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 33:19

And 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.

BSB

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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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

For 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.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֜קֶן	vai.Yi.ken	and he bought	H7069 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
חֶלְקַ֣ת	chel.Kat	[the] portion of	H2513 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה	ha.sa.Deh	the field	H7704 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	where	H834 →
נָֽטָה־	na.tah-	he had pitched	H5186 →
שָׁם֙	sham	there	H8033 →
אָהֳל֔וֹ	'o.ho.Lo	tent his	H168 →
מִיַּ֥ד	mi.Yad	from [the] hand of	H3027 →
בְּנֵֽי־	be.nei-	[the] sons of	H1121 →
חֲמ֖וֹר	cha.Mor	Hamor	H2544 →
אֲבִ֣י	'a.Vi	[the] father of	H1 →
שְׁכֶ֑ם	she.Khem	Shechem	H7927 →
בְּמֵאָ֖ה	be.me.'Ah	for a hundred	H3967 →
קְשִׂיטָֽה׃	ke.si.Tah	piece[s] of money	H7192 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 4:5
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
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 independent 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 independent 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?”
Through
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,…
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 independent 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.
Through
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.
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.”

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

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Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis