Joshua 24:32
in Joshua 24And 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, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
KJV
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.
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This verse in Joshua 24
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt,.... At the request, and by the order of Joseph, Gen 50:25; which were punctually observed by the children of Israel under the direction and command of Moses, and therefore is ascribed to him, as here to them, Exo 13:19, buried they in Shechem; not in the city, but in a field near it, as the next clause shows.
This site's exposition
the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt
Joseph's bones close an oath sworn at Genesis 50:25, and the grave is the plot Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor at Genesis 33:19. Stephen tells it differently at Acts 7:16, giving the purchase to Abraham, and both accounts stand as written without one used to correct the other.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
So that he now delivered as it were both Joseph's funeral sermon, and his own farewell sermon. And if it was in the last year of his life, the occasion might well remind him, of his own death now at hand. For he was just of the same age with his illustrious ancestor, who died being one hundred and ten years old, Gen. i, 26.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And the bones of Joseph - See the note on Gen 50:25, and on Exo 13:19. This burying of the bones of Joseph probably took place when the conquest of the land was completed, and each tribe had received its inheritance; for it is not likely that this was deferred till after the death of Joshua.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The tomb that now covers the spot is a Mohammedan Welce, but there is no reason to doubt that the precious deposit of Joseph's remains may be concealed there at the present time.
The words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַצְמ֣וֹת | atzmot | [the] bones of | H6106 → | 126 times |
| י֠וֹסֵף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הֶעֱל֨וּ | heelu | they had brought up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִמִּצְרַיִם֮ | mimitzrayim | from Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| קָבְר֣וּ | kaveru | they buried | H6912 → | 133 times |
| בִשְׁכֶם֒ | vishkhem | at Shechem | H7927 → | 63 times |
| בְּחֶלְקַ֣ת | bechelkat | in [the] portion of | H2513 → | |
| הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | hasadeh | the field | H7704 → | 334 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| קָנָ֧ה | kanah | he had bought | H7069 → | |
| יַעֲקֹ֛ב | yaako | Jacob | H3290 → | 350 times |
| מֵאֵ֛ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | benei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲמ֥וֹר | chamor | Hamor | H2544 → | |
| אֲבִֽי־ | ʾavi- | [the] father of | H1 → | 1212 times |
| שְׁכֶ֖ם | shekhem | Shechem | H7927 → | 63 times |
| בְּמֵאָ֣ה | bemeah | for a hundred | H3967 → | 581 times |
| קְשִׂיטָ֑ה | kesitah | piece[s] of money | H7192 → | |
| וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | vaiyihyu | and they became | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לִבְנֵֽי־ | livnei- | of [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹסֵ֖ף | yosef | Joseph | H3130 → | 213 times |
| לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ | lenachalah | <into> an inheritance | H5159 → | 222 times |
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עַצְמ֣וֹת[the] bones of
atzmotH6106 →126 times
י֠וֹסֵףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
הֶעֱל֨וּthey had brought up
heeluH5927 →890 times
בְנֵי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל׀Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִמִּצְרַיִם֮from Egypt
mimitzrayimH4714 →641 times
קָבְר֣וּthey buried
kaveruH6912 →133 times
בִשְׁכֶם֒at Shechem
vishkhemH7927 →63 times
בְּחֶלְקַ֣תin [the] portion of
bechelkatH2513 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֗הthe field
hasadehH7704 →334 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
קָנָ֧הhe had bought
kanahH7069 →
יַעֲקֹ֛בJacob
yaakoH3290 →350 times
מֵאֵ֛תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
בְּנֵֽי־[the] sons of
benei-H1121 →4930 times
חֲמ֥וֹרHamor
chamorH2544 →
אֲבִֽי־[the] father of
ʾavi-H1 →1212 times
שְׁכֶ֖םShechem
shekhemH7927 →63 times
בְּמֵאָ֣הfor a hundred
bemeahH3967 →581 times
קְשִׂיטָ֑הpiece[s] of money
kesitahH7192 →
וַיִּֽהְי֥וּand they became
vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times
לִבְנֵֽי־of [the] descendants of
livnei-H1121 →4930 times
יוֹסֵ֖ףJoseph
yosefH3130 →213 times
לְנַחֲלָֽה׃<into> an inheritance
lenachalahH5159 →222 times
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
Genesis 50:25And 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.”
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.
- Exodus 13:19
Through
Exodus 13:19Moses 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…
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 50:24–25
Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac,…
- Genesis 48:21
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Look, I am about to die, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.
- Acts 7:16
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
- 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.
- 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.”
- Genesis 33:19
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 34:2–31
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Genesis 34:2–31
Through
Genesis 33:19And 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.
it leads to
- 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.
- John 4:5
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJacobThe heel-grasping supplanter reshaped at Peniel into 'Israel, he who strives with God' — father of the twelve tribes.
- PersonPatriarchsJosephThe rejected-then-exalted son — Genesis's great Christ-type; preserver of his family and of Egypt; the bridge into Exodus.
- PlaceThe NileEgyptThe land where Joseph rose, where Israel grew into a nation in bondage, where the Passover lamb was slain and the sea opened, and…
- PlaceCentral hill countryShechemThe city between Ebal and Gerizim where Abram built his first altar in the land, where Joshua set the people to choose whom they w…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.
